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Serious incidents notification: standard operating procedures for YJSs

A mandatory system of notifications for youth justice services (YJSs) to report against six categories of incident.

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From:
Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
Published:
26 August 2021
Last updated:
29 March 2022
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  1. From 1 April 2022 it will become mandatory that local YJSs provide notifications against six categories of incident. This decision was taken following a review of the voluntary notification system which ran from 25 June 2021 to 31 March 2022.

  2. Amended to improve clarification on the notification process.

  3. First published.

Applies to England and Wales

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Serious incidents notification: standard operating procedures for YJSs

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From 1 April 2022 it became mandatory that local YJSs provide notifications against six categories of incident. This decision was taken following a review of the voluntary notification system which ran from 25 June 2021 to 31 March 2022.

This guidance contains information about:

  • what incidents should be notified
  • how to report an incident
  • the operating procedures and forms

Read the report serious incidents: guide for youth justice practitioners guidance to find out how to report a serious and significant incident in custody.

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