1. Early Intervention Panel
JOY SHAKESPEARE
Deputy Head of Young People’s Services
SARAH HARRIS
Anti Social Behaviour Officer

2. Purpose of the Early Intervention Panel (EIP)
The EIP was developed to identify young people who are on the cusp of Anti Social Behaviour or offending to:
Prevent – ASB or Offending
Support – and Challenge Young People
Protect – The community

3. Attendance and Roles Agencies involved Specific roles Police
Young People’s Services
Children’s Social Care
ASB Team
Housing
Voluntary Sector
Substance Misuse
Probation Team
Specific roles
Information, referrals & action
Chair, Information & Actions
Information & action
Admin, letters, advice, ABCs/ ASBOs
Referrals & Support
Information & Support
Information

4. Engaging the Parents and Families
Letters
Yellow & red warning letters
Green letter on removal from the panel
Home Visits
Support
For parents/ carers and young person

5. Motivating Young People and their Families
CARROT
HELP and SUPPORT
Green Letter
&
STICK
Warning letters
ABCs
ASBOs

6. Early Intervention Panel – Does it work?

7. Early Intervention Panel – Does it work?
93% success rate in the interventions provided
Significant fall in first time entrants to the criminal justice system
Reduction in the fear of crime - from 37.5% to 33%
Significant fall in the number of robberies

8. Challenges faced by the panel
Ownership of referrals
Getting timely information
No funding = very limited street based response
Venue….

9. To create better links with education
Ongoing improvements
To create better links with education
To receive referrals from more agencies
Use of a single assessment tool (CAF)

10. Thinking of creating a similar panel?
Joint working – No one agency has been the lead
Clear terms of reference covering confidentiality and information sharing
Keeping clear records / Individual Support Plans
Following up on actions

11. CONTACTS
Joy Shakespeare
Tel:
Sarah Harris
Tel: