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‘Good’ Pembrokeshire Youth Justice Team show “genuine care”

Pembrokeshire Youth Justice Team (YJT) has received an overall rating of ‘Good’ following an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation.  

Published on March 11, 2025

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‘Good’ Pembrokeshire Youth Justice Team show “genuine care”

11 March 2025

Call for evidence: Serious Further Offences – promoting a culture of learning for probation

5 March 2025

“Impressive progress” made at ‘Requires improvement’ Westmorland and Furness Youth Justice Service

4 March 2025

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Publications

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The quality of public protection work in probation – 2022 to 2023 inspections

This bulletin provides an update on our 2018 research report on the quality of work by probation services to protect the public.

Published on March 7, 2025

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Latest publications

Youth inspection ratings and scores table

11 March 2025

Probation inspection ratings and scores table

11 March 2025

An inspection of youth justice services in Pembrokeshire

11 March 2025

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Research

HM Inspectorate of Probation is committed to reviewing, developing and promoting the evidence base for high-quality probation and youth justice services.

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Our Standards and Ratings

We inspect youth offending and probation services against evidence-based standards, designed to drive improvement, and developed in consultation with service providers. All our standards, guidance and ratings tables are published on our website.

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