Newcastle Youth Justice Service (YJS) has received an overall rating of ‘Requires improvement’ following an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation. Chief Inspector of Probation, Martin Jones, said: “Newcastle YJS have experienced considerable challenges and despite their ‘Requires improvement’ rating, the service is rapidly improving.” The Inspectorate’s report found that challenges faced by the […]
18 February 2025
A new thematic inspection from HM Inspectorate of Probation on the delivery of unpaid work (UPW) in the Probation Service has found that, while recent improvements in delivery are encouraging, its full potential to deliver effective punishment and essential life skills has yet to be realised. Martin Jones, Chief Inspector of Probation said: “This inspection […]
06 February 2025
Probation services in the Yorkshire and the Humber region (YatH) of the Probation Service have received an overall regional rating of ‘Requires improvement’ by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation. Martin Jones, Chief Inspector of Probation, said: “We found some evidence of high-quality work being delivered across the Yorkshire and the Humber region, however we simply […]
05 February 2025
Bath and North East Somerset Youth Justice Service (BANES YJS) has received an overall rating of ‘Good’ following an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation. Chief Inspector of Probation, Martin Jones, said: “Children who come to BANES YJS can expect to receive a strong offer of support. The skilled staff are supported by a […]
04 February 2025
Norfolk Youth Justice Service (YJS) has received an overall rating of ‘Good’ following an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation. Chief Inspector of Probation, Martin Jones, said: “Norfolk YJS promotes a child-first and trauma-responsive service, and it was pleasing to see evidence of this in the work we inspected.” Inspectors were impressed by the […]
28 January 2025
A new thematic inspection from HM Inspectorate of Probation has reported on how effective current recruitment, training, and retention arrangements are in supporting the Probation Service to build a stable, capable staff group. Staffing challenges have been a consistent theme of the Inspectorate’s recent adult inspection reports, and the implementation of SDS40 in July 2024 […]
16 January 2025
Slough Youth Justice Service (YJS) has received an overall rating of ‘Inadequate’ following an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation. This is only the third rating of ‘Inadequate’ given to a YJS since 2020. Chief Inspector of Probation Martin Jones said: “A lack of stability at Slough YJS has resulted in some significant deficits […]
14 January 2025
Bromley Youth Justice Service (YJS) has received an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ following an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation. Chief Inspector of Probation, Martin Jones, said: “The staff know and understand their children well, and are firmly focused on helping each child to succeed. I commend the staff for achieving such a positive […]
07 January 2025
Hull and East Riding Probation Delivery Unit (PDU) has received an overall rating of ‘Requires improvement’ following an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation. This is the second inspection of Hull and East Riding PDU since it was established under the unification of probation services in 2021. Martin Jones, Chief Inspector of Probation, said: […]
19 December 2024
North and North East Lincolnshire Probation Delivery Unit (PDU) has received an overall rating of ‘Inadequate’ following an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation. This is the second inspection of North and North East Lincolnshire PDU since it was established under the unification of probation services in 2021, after being rated as ‘Requires improvement’ […]
19 December 2024
