Work
Quality Assurance Process – Tower Hamlets and City of London Youth Justice Service (July 2023)
Published: 28/11/2023
Summary Description Tower Hamlets & City of London have shared their quality assurance framework and Operational Guide to Audit Programme, alongside their case audit template and out of court audit template, which was developed and enhanced throughout 2022/2023. Tower Hamlets & City of London youth justice service run a monthly quality and performance board, which…
Good Practice Guidance on Certificates for Assigned Advocates in the Youth Court – Youth Justice: Quality of Advocacy Working Group (November 2023)
Summary: Youth Justice: Quality of Advocacy Working Group have published a short guidance for magistrates or District Judges on how to determine applications for certificate for assigned advocate in youth court. Description: Youth Justice: Quality of Advocacy Working Group have published good practice guidance on Certificates for Assigned Advocates in the youth court, supported and…
Maintaining Children- family and community links whilst in custody (October 2023)
Published: 02/11/2023
Summary: To provide a clear framework for the process for checking family contacts for children whilst they are in a secure establishment. Description: The secure estate will ask the home Youth Justice Service to undertake checks on the child- visitor and contact list. The aim of these checks is to ensure that the child does…
Evaluation Report on the Community Resolution and Prevention Service (CRPS) (October 2023)
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The aim of the CRPS is to offer a programme of support for children following their first community resolution, or they have been identified as being at risk of offending. This is an independent evaluation of the service completed by Rocket Science.
Communication Profile for Children and Partnership Work at Old Bailey Court – Hammersmith and Fulham Youth Justice Service (May 2023)
Published: 04/09/2023
Summary: Hammersmith and Fulham youth justice service have shared their communication profile template that can be used to support children when attending court proceedings. The case study below outlines how this profile was used to support a child during their trial at the Old Bailey. Description: Hammersmith and Fulham youth justice service have shared their…
MoJ (Ministry of Justice) Review of Custodial Remand For Children (January 2022)
Published: 15/08/2023
Summary Youth Justice partners have worked together to improve remand processes and outcomes in the year since the MoJ- Remand Review was published. We’ve seen some encouraging progress reflected in the annual statistics, however there is still much to do. Notable amongst the Review- recommendations were the tighter remand tests, which are now in law,…
Guide to the Supported Accommodation Regulations including Quality Standards – Department for Education (March 2023)
Published: 20/07/2023
Summary Access to the Department for Education guide to the supported accommodation regulations including quality standards published in March 2023. Description The Department for Education has published; guide to the supported accommodation regulations including quality standards (March 2023). Supported accommodation provides accommodation with support for 16- and 17-year-old looked after children and care leavers, to…
Family Contact in Youth Custody: Annex to a Positive Approach to Parenting: Part II of the Independent Family Review – Children’s Commissioner (March 2023)
Published: 20/07/2023
Summary: The Children’s Commissioner has published their report on children’s access to family contact in custody and ways in which the service can strengthen and maintain healthy family ties for the children in its care.
Multi-agency Practice Principles for responding to child exploitation and extra-familial harm – Tackling Child Exploitation (March 2023)
Published: 20/07/2023
Summary The Tackling Child Exploitation team have shared their practice principles for responding to child exploitation and extra familiar harm for professionals working with children. Description The Tackling Child Exploitation have shared their practice principles, which are evidenced-informed and are designed to support partnership working by providing professionals at all levels across all agencies with…
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