Decision details

Stephen Kitchman presented the response report to the ECYP Scrutiny Panel's detailed review and final report.

Councillor Donna Jones, Leader, welcomed the YOT inspection report which was very encouraging, and the implementation plan was comprehensive.  Thanks were extended to Superintendent Murray who had stood down as Chair and Superintendent Schofield, current Chair of the Youth Offending Board.  Councillor Young, as Cabinet Member for Children & Education, praised the hard work of the staff at the YOT working to address offending behaviour of young people, and congratulated them on the progress made since the disaggregation of the Wessex YOT.  The Leader thanked the staff who were in attendance for this item - the inspection report was a credit to the staff involved.  She further asked that sincere thanks to Stephen Kitchman be placed on record as he was attending his last Cabinet meeting for the authority.

(1)  Cabinet thanked the panel for its work in undertaking a thorough review.

(2)  Cabinet noted and supported the recommendations in that report.

(3) Cabinet noted the further inspection report of HMIP published 2^nd September 2015, with corresponding endorsement of service improvement and development made within the Youth Offending Team.