The JAR (Joint Area Review) Inspection Report 2008
May 07 2008
JAR (Joint Area Review)
In December 2007 the local authority under went a new type of inspection, the inspection was called a Joint Area Review A joint area review judges the contribution that the council and its partners in the local area are making to improve outcomes for children and young people.
On-site investigations
Joint area reviews gather evidence during on-site fieldwork investigations into the contributions local services make to improving outcomes for some of the most vulnerable groups of children and young people, and those groups of children and young people who are not doing well enough or who are at risk of underachieving. They also follow up areas of weakness identified in the annual performance assessment.
The on-site fieldwork investigations include gathering evidence directly from children, young people, their parents and carers, front-line workers, senior managers, elected council members and the council's partner agencies and organisations. Inspectors also scrutinise a number of randomly selected case files relating to some of the most vulnerable children and young people in the area to examine how far services work together to address the specific needs of these children and young people and promote their well-being.
Please see attached report.