As part of Youth Justice: The Scaled Approach, the YJB has produced Case Management Guidance to assist case managers and frontline operational managers in YOTs. This document will support them at key stages throughout a case, from dealing with a young person following arrest, to working in court and planning and managing interventions after sentencing.
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This incorporates the practice implications of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, Scaled Approach model and guidance on practice such as writing pre-sentence reports in relation to the Youth Rehabilitation Order. We expect it to be used in conjunction with the revised National Standards for Youth Justice Services as a ‘how to’ guide to delivering youth justice services, supported by Key Elements of Effective Practice detailing the 'what to do' when delivering youth justice services .
We hope the Case Management Guidance will be particularly useful for inducting new staff, as well as supporting those who are already case managers. It will also be a useful source of information for other partners such as those working in the secure estate for children and young people.
We recognise that local practice may need to differ in some cases from that set out in the guidance. However, where this occurs, we will expect YOTs to have a clear explanation of why, with assurances that their own practice is equally robust.