Encouraging Potential and Inspiring Change (EPIC) Team (June 2025)

Published: 13/06/2025

Summary: The Encouraging Potential and Inspiring Change (EPIC) Team work with children in schools and in the community in Doncaster. They offer bespoke support to children through positive activities and the prevention of youth crime in communities. The EPIC Hub in the Frenchgate Shopping Centre works creatively with children and focus on reducing offending and…
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Ending the exclusion pipeline to youth justice

Published: 02/06/2025

When it comes to the link between excluded children, children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and those entering the youth justice system, the evidence is stark. Yet Stephanie Roberts-Bibby, Chief Executive of the Youth Justice Board says there is a “glaringly obvious solution” for policymakers which is being overlooked.   Children with SEND,…
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Wiltshire Youth Justice Service report on Focused Deterrence (May 2025)

Published: 22/05/2025

Summary: Wiltshire Youth Justice Service (YJS) 2024-25 end of year report on Focused Deterrence. Focused Deterrence is an approach offering high levels of support to children considered to have a greater likelihood for offending. Traditionally this is placed-based, but Wiltshire YJS have developed this to become a county-wide offer of support to vulnerable children. Description:…
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New serious offence learning reviews for Salford YJS

Published: 13/05/2025

Summary: New serious offence learning reviews are being carried out by Salford Youth Justice Service (YJS), as an example of a local pathway when a serious offence has occurred.  Description: During the joint HMI Probation, HMI Prisons and Ofsted thematic inspection of work with children subject to remand in youth detention (published November 2023) and…
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Salford Youth Justice Service’s Victim Safety Assessment

Published: 06/05/2025

Salford Youth Justice Service’s victim safety assessment and accompanying guidance to produce individualised plans for victims of crime and ensure appropriate support.
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Education provision form from Oldham YJS

Published: 26/03/2025

Oldham Youth Justice Service has produced a form to identify children’s level of need, safety and support before applying for post-16 education provisions.
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Girls Mentoring Project, Rotherham Youth Justice Service

Published: 07/03/2025

A partnership in Rotherham project to support girls.
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Leicester City’s Children’s Justice Review Panel

Published: 07/03/2025

Leicester City’s Children and Young People’s Justice Service has developed a Children’s Justice Review Panel to provide a multi-agency proactive response to children entering the youth justice system.
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Darlington Young People’s Engagement & Justice Service’s victim support

Published: 25/02/2025

Darlington Young People’s Engagement and Justice Service (YPEJS) endeavour to deliver a flexible and bespoke response to all victims of crime in the area. The service has shared its victim assessment tool and accompanying prompt sheet to use with victims of crime to offer support and signpost to relevant services.
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Cheshire Youth Justice Service’s victim audit tool

Published: 29/01/2025

Summary: Cheshire Youth Justice Service has developed a victim audit tool to ensure practice supports HM Inspectorate of Probation framework expectations for victims of crime and to inform development plans.  Description: The victim audit tool helps youth justice practitioners reflect on their work with victims of crime and determine areas of effective practice and areas…
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