Child and Youth Justice Service inspection result

Lancashire Child and Youth Justice Service (CYJS) has received an overall rating of Good following its recent inspection by HM Inspectorate of Probation.

The inspection fieldwork took place during summer 2026, with the final report published on 22 October 2026.

The service received the following ratings:

Domain one: Organisational arrangements

• Governance and leadership: Good

• Staffing: Outstanding

• Partnerships and services: Good

Domain two: Work with children

• Assessing: Good

• Planning: Outstanding

• Delivery: Good

Victim work

• Good

The overall rating is based on the scores awarded for work with children and victims. While the ratings for organisational arrangements do not contribute to the overall judgement, they provide an important assessment of the strength of the service's leadership, workforce and partnership arrangements.

Read the full inspection report on the HM Inspectorate of Probation website.