Annual Regional DCS

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Annual Regional DCS AD Away-Day, 18th July
Nottinghams Approach to Integrated and
Targeted Youth SupportIan CurryerDirector of
Targeted Services
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Structure

• Bringing under one head of service for targeted
  services 14-19
• The Youth Service
• The Youth Offending Team
• Responsibility for the development of Targeted
  Youth Support
• Management of Strategic Commissioning for PAYP
  and IAG in the context of age-banded services for
  Targeted Services, Schools and Early Years

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Drivers of change

• Development of Integrated and Targeted Youth
  Support
• Development of the Scaled Approach to Youth
  Justice
• Challenge of joined-up work to reduce NEET for
  16-19 year olds
• Recognition of the inter-dependency between youth
  justice outcomes for young people and the
  delivery of effective non-YOT services
• Need for a coherent youth offer

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Rationale for the structure

• Coherent planning of the continuum of services
  for 14 to 19 year olds from universal to
  specialist services to provide continuity and
  flexible provision
• Improving deployment of resources to ensure
  prevention and earlier intervention for children
  and young people at risk of negative outcomes
• Effective co-ordination of the interface between
  community safety, criminal justice and youth
  services
• Developing a multi-skilled, flexible workforce
  able to
• provide services to young people where they
• want to receive them

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Targeted service 14-19
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What do we want to achieve for children, young
people and their families (1)

• A flexible range of services and facilities that
  is available to all young people at times and in
  places that meet their needs and wishes less
  signposting and more direct delivery
• Effective earlier interventions that are more
  flexible
• Further sustainable reductions in youth
  re-offending and first-time entrants to the
  criminal justice system
• Greater continuity for young people being dealt
  with by the YOT to maintain existing
  relationships and ensure effective exit
  strategies

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What do we want to achieve for children, young
people and their families (2)

• More effective and timely assessment of need,
  without young people having to re-tell their
  story
• Stronger support for parents at the time they can
  make best use of it
• More effective engagement and participation of
  young people in the design and delivery of
  services
• Effective communication of the nature and extent
  of the youth offer, including the voluntary and
  uniformed sectors
• Opportunities to achieve and build aspirations
• and ambition

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What do we want to achieve for children, young
people and their families (3)

• Reduction in negative perceptions of young people
  and greater community concern for their safety
  and welfare
• Improved inter-generational understanding and
  increased community cohesion
• More confident communities that feel empowered to
  support and celebrate young peoples achievements
• And a resilient, flexible structure that will
  meet future needs for services that are closer to
  children and young people