Lancashire Youth Offending Team AIM We are here to prevent young people from offending and to reduce re-offending

Who We Are 6 teams based in Burnley, Accrington, Wyre and Fylde, Lancaster, Preston and Chorley. Managers, Social workers, YOT workers, Health and Educational staff, Police Officers and Volunteers. GRIP Prevention Service is also county wide.

What do we do? We support young people through assessing their needs. We work with young people to try to reduce their risk of offending. We work in partnership with other services and agencies. We support young people to return to education, find employment opportunities and accommodation. We show respect, we listen and we care.

Numbers of Young People Being Supervised 2009/10 : Current Numbers: HyndburnBurnleySouth Lancs PrestonLancasterWyre & Fylde TOTAL HyndburnBurnleySouth Lancs PrestonLancasterWyre & Fylde TOTAL

First Time Entrants Q1Q2Q3Q4Total 2008/ / DISTRICT2008/92009/10 Burnley Chorley11099 Fylde7462 Hyndburn Lancaster Pendle13797 Preston Ribble Valley4333 Rossendale7045 South Ribble West Lancs Wyre137129

Offence Analysis 2009/10 Total Offences % Violence against the person68622% Theft and Handling Stolen Goods50416% Criminal Damage41213% Top 3 Offence Types: Offences by Age: AGE Offences %0%1%2%5%10%20%25%26%11%

Children Looked After – Quarter /11 Young Offender Institutions: EstablishmentNumbersDetail Newton Aycliffe1DTO Redbank1Remand Secure Accommodation: EstablishmentNumbersDetail Hindley1Remand Overall during April to June 2010 – 2 of the 26 Remands and 1 of the 19 DTOs were Children Looked After.

Children and Young People in Custody All young people in custody keep in contact with their YOT worker. YOT case worker attends the sentence planning review. There is a strong focus on helping young people to resettle back into the community. We support the safeguarding procedures and work with prison staff as much as possible.

Children and Young People in Residential Homes The Problem: We recognised the Police were being called out on a regular basis to our childrens’ homes. The Opportunity: For LYOT to work with staff in our homes and the Police to ensure that children and young people are not criminalised where possible. The Future: A joint protocol has been developed across the county to support the children, young people and staff involved. This will mean fewer convictions and more support for young people in Lancashire.

The Future for Children Looked After in LYOT……… Changes within the directorate group will mean more joined up working with residential services, short stays schools, CAHMS and the fostering and adoption services. Work with courts to ensure we all understand our role in corporate parenting. Listening to what our young people have to tell us. Any feedback from today.