Haringey Youth Justice inspection 2024

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