Young offenders

Staffordshire Youth Offending Service

We help young people aged 10 to 17 who have broken the law or are at risk of doing so.

Support for parents of young offenders

If your child has broken the law or is at risk of doing so, we’re here to help you.

Programmes for young offenders

Staffordshire Youth Offending Services offers many services to Parents/Carers and Young People to support them in often very difficult times.

Police and court disposals for young offenders

When a Young Person commits an offence they will be given a 'disposal'. The type of disposal is dependant of the gravity of offence and if the Young Person has previously offended.

Appropriate adults and young offenders

Information on appropriate adults for young offenders

Sexually harmful behaviours in young offenders

We help young people who have done things that hurt others, including sexual behaviour that is not okay.

Substance misuse

Information on support for substance misuse

Resettlement after young offenders leave custody

When a young person leaves custody (prison or a secure unit), we help them settle back into their community. This is called resettlement.

Collecting data about young offenders

When you work with the Youth Offending Service, we keep some information about you. This helps us give you the best support we can.

Performance management framework

We have a range of mechanisms for monitoring the performance and quality of services to ensure that performance management is central to service planning, delivery and commissioning.