Ofsted and other watchdogs will inspect how authorities including schools are working together to prevent serious youth violence.
From September, three-week joint targeted area inspections (JTAI) will probe how police, children’s social care, education, youth offending services and health services handle violence amongst youngsters, including drug trafficking across county lines.
The watchdogs will inspect up to six local areas between now and May next year. A report for each area will be published, as well as a thematic overview of findings.
Yvette Stanley, Ofsted’s national director for social care, said the causes of “devastating” youth violence are “complex and the JTAI framework is well placed to evaluate how different local agencies work together to tackle this critical issue.
