Issue - meetings

To present the report following the recent Youth Justice Service Inspection.

(a) That the Committee note the recommendations from the HMIP Inspection and is assured of the quality of provision of the Flintshire Youth Justice Service;

(b) That the Committee endorse a robust approach to seeking the identified support that was currently identified as lacking from external partners.

(c) That the Chair, on behalf of the Committee, write to the Chief Executive of the Youth Justice Service to outline its concern around the challenge for the service due to the delay in the notification of the Youth Justice Grant; and

(d) That the Chair, on behalf of the Committee, write to James Warr, Senior Manager for Flintshire Youth Justice Service and his team to thank them for the positive findings of the HMIP Inspection, as outlined within the report.

The Senior Manager, Flintshire Youth Justice Service and Flintshire Sorted presented the report (agenda item number 5) and provided background to its establishment in 2000, the chief aims and the statutory obligation under Section 40 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.  HM Inspectorate of Probation (HMIP) had undertaken an inspection of the service and their findings and recommendations were included within the report.

It was suggested that a letter be written to the Chief Executive of the Youth Justice Service to outline the Committee’s concern around the challenge for the service due to the delay in the notification of the Youth Justice Grant.  This was moved and seconded as an additional recommendation to those listed in the report.

It was also suggested that a letter be written to James Warr, Senior Manager for Flintshire Youth Justice Service and his team to thank them for the positive findings of the HMIP Inspection, as outlined within the report.  This was moved and seconded as an additional recommendation to those listed in the report.

The recommendations within the report were supported.

RESOLVED:

(a)        That members note the recommendations from the HMIP Inspection Report and are assured of the quality of provision of the Flintshire Youth Justice Service;

(b)        That members endorse a robust approach to seeking the identified support that is currently identified as lacking from external partners;

(c)        That a letter be written to Welsh Government (WG) outlining the Committee’s concern around the challenge for the service due to the delay in the notification of the Youth Justice Grant; and

(d)        That a letter be written to the Senior Manager for Flintshire Youth Justice Service and his team to thank them for the positive findings of the HMIP Inspection, as outlined within the report.