A youth justice service has been rated good for “helping children thrive”. The East Sussex Youth Justice Service (YJS) supports children and young people aged between 10 and 17 to prevent offending or re-offending across the county. In a recent inspection by HM Inspectorate of Probation, conducted between June 10 and 14 and published on September 17, the service was rated outstanding in five categories, good in four, requires improvement in three and inadequate in one.
Leaders and partners of the service were commended for “working positively to build a clear vision and carve out a road map to help children live their best lives and thrive”, while the management board is “led well”. HM Chief Inspector of Probation, Martin Jones, also highlighted the “effective relationships” in the service which lead to “positive outcomes” for children and young people. READ MORE: Council seeks power to remove 'dangerous and unsightly' tents at seafront development The report also found that “the quality of services to help children to not commit further offences was impressive”, with data from the past 18 months showing a reduction in the rate of re-offending by children using the service.
Mr Jones said: “YJS staff are highly motivated and focused on helping each child to thrive. “They are led well by an experienced, passionate and forward-thinking strategic lead for specialist adolescent services. “Senior leaders, managers, stakeholders and operational staff ac.