Haringey Youth Justice inspection 2024
His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation (HMIP) will be conducting their inspection of our Youth Justice Service (YJS) in Haringey between November and December 2024.
Our last formal inspection was in 2011, with a thematic inspection in 2021.
The inspection commenced on 4 November across 5 weeks. Inspectors will be on site for one week from 2 December, inspecting against the 3 domains as outlined below.
At the end of the inspection, a narrative judgement letter will be produced, focussing on strengths and areas for development. If significant concerns arise from the inspection, we would then be expected to respond to this, setting out how we will tackle areas of significant concern and the timescales.
Inspection domains
Inspectors will make a judgement about the effectiveness of the local Youth Justice System by gathering evidence evaluating against 3 domains:
- domain 1 covers organisational delivery, including how well the YJS is led and governed.
- domains 2 and 3 look at the quality of:
- post-court supervision
- out-of-court disposals
Domain 1: organisational delivery
The inspectors will be looking at:
- governance and leadership
- staff
- partnerships and services
- information
- facilities
The YJS should have developed a range of partnerships that work well together and achieve positive outcomes for children, their victims and local communities.
The inspection will address the following questions:
- is there a clear local vision and strategy for the delivery of a high-quality, personalised and responsive service for all children?
- do the partnership arrangements actively support effective service delivery?
- does the leadership of the YOT support effective service delivery?
Domains 2 and 3: court and out-of-court disposals
Inspectors will evaluate if the arrangements in place sufficiently analyse how to support children’s desistance from offending (prevention, reduction and ceasing of), keep children and others safe in the following areas:
- assessment
- planning
- implementation and delivery
- review
- resettlement from custody
- access to appropriate services to support desistance, safety and wellbeing and risk of harm
After the inspection
Following inspection, one of 4 judgements will be made as follows:
- outstanding
- good
- requires Improvement
- inadequate
Video on the inspection process
This helpful video by HMIP explains the inspection process: