Youth Justice Plan 2007 to 2008

Please provide an overview of the strategic direction of the YOT.  Please also complete Table A on the composition of the Management Board.

The YOS Management Board is chaired by the Chief Executive of Leicestershire County Council and has representation from the partner agencies at Chief Officer level. The Board has been further strengthened by the appointment of the Chief Executive of the Leicester YMCA who contributes his knowledge of the Voluntary and Accommodation sectors and who also has experience as a JP. The YOS Management Board meets 5 times a year.  The Board is aware of the YJB Performance Management Framework and uses it to scrutinise the performance of the YOT 4 times a year. Careful attention is paid to the whole framework by looking at Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), National Standards, Effective Practice Quality Audits and Recidivism.  Benchmarking of performance against the YOS family group, regional and national comparators forms part of the scrutiny process. The Board expects the YOS to produce improvement plans for areas in need of further development. It has received improvement plans during 2006/7 on Resettlement, Remand Management, Mental Health and Substance Misuse EPQAs, National Standards, Education, Training and Employment, First Time Entrants and Equality.  The YOSMB receives any serious incident reports and related action plans.