Recommendation 133

Best practice was also identified in “properly embedded multi-agency working” and “the range of local services that youth offending services have a connection to”. 251 Kim Thornden-Edwards explained that “youth offending services are very networked into services for young people” (see section starting at paragraph 150 on “facilitating local delivery”), whereas “adult services are usually with different providers” and can only be accessed when exhibiting higher levels of needs. 252