Staff Understanding of the Management Board – Neath and Port Talbot Youth Justice and Early Intervention Service (April 2021)
Summary
Neath and Port Talbot Youth Justice and Early Intervention service have shared their experience of increasing knowledge and understanding of each other roles.
Description
A full inspection in October 2018 by HM Inspectorate of Probation of Western Bay Youth Justice and Early Intervention service highlighted that the Management Board and the service were disconnected, with neither the management board nor the staff team widely understanding each others role.
A joint staff and management board engagement event was held to provide an opportunity to improve links between the strategic board and operational activity. Following staff and management board engagement, the Youth Justice and Early Intervention Service created the staff understanding of the Management Board paper.
This work helped address a key recommendation from HM Inspectorate of Probation that identified that the board needed to improve their understanding of the needs of the cohort and be closer to practice. in 2021, the Joint Child Protection Arrangements inspection found an improvement in governance arrangements and understanding between the board and the operational team.
Joint board and staff development days will now become an annual event and links will continue through the newly established processes.
Contact
| Youth justice service: | Neath Port and Talbot Youth Justice and Early Intervention service |
| Name: | Amanda Turner |
| Email: | a.turner@npt.gov.uk |