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‘…the YOS was performing very well. Staff were enthusiastic, committed and their knowledge of cases was impressive. The quality of work was good enough across all areas of practice in the vast majority of cases. Engagement with children and young people was excellent.’

27 January 2016 | Archive – youth inspections

‘Bradford was a well performing YOT with experienced staff and managers who were enthusiastic and committed to delivering high quality services.’

27 January 2016 | Archive – youth inspections

Report in English: Transition Arrangements: A follow-up inspection (PDF, 1005 kB) Report in Welsh: Trefniadau Pontio: Arolygiad dilynol (PDF, 577 kB) News release: Moving young offenders to adult probation services not well managed, say inspectors

19 January 2016 | Thematics - HMI Probation only

Transforming Rehabilitation Early Implementation 4 – ‘An independent inspection of the arrangements for offender supervision’ (PDF, 719 kB) News release: Transforming Rehabilitation – Transitional issues remain

15 January 2016 | Archive – adult inspections

Despite some improvements, youth offending work in Islington was still not effective in protecting the public, reducing reoffending and keeping young people safe, said Paul Wilson, Chief Inspector of Probation.

14 January 2016 | Archive – youth inspections

We judged that the overall quality of the delivery of unpaid work varied significantly. Although we found some high quality management and delivery, much of it was simply not good enough, lacking in focus on the basic requirement to deliver and enforce the sentence of the court.

12 January 2016 | Thematics - HMI Probation only

‘…we found the YOS committed to achieving positive outcomes. It provided good advice to courts for sentencing, engaged well with children and young people, and their parents/carers, and demonstrated much good practice. There was work to be done to ensure practice was consistently effective…’

06 January 2016 | Archive – youth inspections