Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Strategic Director People.

The Committee considered a report on the outcome of an inspection of Cheshire Youth Offending Service (CYOS) by HMI Probation Inspector.  The Committee was advised that the inspection of Youth Offending Programmes had started in April 2009 and all Youth Offending services were being inspected over a 3 year cycle.  There were two tiers to the inspection – a Core Case Inspection and a thematic programme, both led by HMI Probation.

The inspection of CYOS had been completed in August 2009 and was a core inspection.  The cases that had been inspected had been chosen by Inspectors as a representative sample of 80 cases across the whole of Cheshire. 

The results were encouraging and it was found that the CYOS was good overall and the commitment of staff to making a difference to the lives of young people was a key strength.  The report outlined a number of recommendations for change and an Action Plan was to be prepared to address these issues.

RESOLVED:  That

(a) the Action Plan be submitted to a future meeting; and

(b) the Committee’s congratulations to staff of the Youth Offending Service in achieving a good inspection outcome, be recorded.