Page 9 – JTAI inspections by region and by main inspection grade at time of JTAI at 14/05/2025
Since April 2022, the four inspectorates (Ofsted, CQC, HMICFRS, HMIProbation) are committed to carrying out up to 12 JTAIs per year. They actually achieved 8 in 9 months of 2022, 10 in 2023 and 9 in 2024. JTAIs can come with one of five focusses. :
- Joint inspections of the response to children who are victims of domestic abuse (17 January 2025) (DA)
- Joint targeted area inspections of the multi-agency response to serious youth violence (22 September 2023) (SYV)
- Joint targeted area inspection of the multi-agency response to children and families who need help (7 October 2022) (H&P)
- Joint targeted area inspection of the multi-agency response to the criminal exploitation of children (28 March 2022) (CE)
- Joint targeted area inspection of the multi-agency response to identification of initial need and risk (5 April 2024) (INR)
Authorities with a main grading of Inadequate do not normally receive JTAI inspections.
Table 9.1: JTAI visits post April 2022 by type and grade at time of visit as at 14/05/2025
| Main grade at time of JTAI visit (post April 2022 only) | DA | SYV | H&P | CE | INR | Total |
| Outstanding | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Good | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Requires improvement | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| Inadequate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 31 |
| Outstanding | 50% | 33% | 20% | 0% | 7% | |
| Good | 25% | 67% | 40% | 0% | 43% | |
| Requires improvement | 25% | 0% | 40% | 100% | 50% | |
| Inadequate | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Inspection outcomes
JTAI inspection reports are published on the Ofsted website. All reports require a Written Statement of Action (WSOA). Some reports identifiy Priority Actions (PAs).
Since 2016, 66 JTAI reports (including for closed authorities) have been published, of which 10 (15.2%) included priority actions.
Since the new guidance was introduced in April 2022, 31 JTAI reports have been published, of which 4 (12.9%) included priority actions
Table 9.2: Last 5 JTAI visit reports for each type of visit (post April 2022) as at 14/05/2025
| Most recent first | Domestic abuse | Serious youth violence | Help and protection | Criminal exploitation | Initial need and risk |
| 1 | Reading 10/03/2025 | Somerset 25/05/2024 | Harrow 26/03/2023 | Cheshire East 11/07/2022 | Bromley 20/01/2025 |
| 2 | North Yorkshire 3/02/2025 | Coventry 18/03/2024 | Surrey 06/03/2023 | Kirklees 27/06/2022 | Blackpool 18/11/2024 |
| 3 | Norfolk 9/12/2024 | Leeds 04/03/2024 | Bedford Borough 06/02/2023 | – | Richmond upon Thames 15/07/2024 |
| 4 | Hertfordshire 21/10/2024 | Lancashire 05/02/2024 | Sunderland 23/01/2023 | – | Rochdale 22/04/2024 |
| 5 | – | Merton 04/12/2023 | Wirral 12/12/2022 | – | Buckinghamshire 22/01/2024 |
Table 9.3: JTAI inspections by region
Table 9.4: JTAI inspections by main inspection grade at time of JTAI
| Region | WSOA | WSOA with PA | NYI | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EE | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| EM* | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| IL | 3 | 0 | 11 | 14 |
| OL | 9 | 0 | 10 | 19 |
| NE | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| NW* | 9 | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| SW* | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| WM | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 |
| YH | 6 | 0 | 9 | 15 |
| Eng w/o SE | 46 | 7 | 81 | 134 |
| SE | 10 | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| England | 56 | 9 | 88 | 153 |
| Eng w/o SE | 34% | 5% | 60% | 100% |
| SE | 53% | 11% | 37% | 100% |
| England | 37% | 6% | 58% | 100% |
| Main grade at time of JTAI | WSOA | WSOA with PA | NYI | Closed no JTAI | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding | 8 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 27 |
| Good | 26 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 66 |
| Requires Improvement | 23 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 51 |
| Inadequate | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Closed no JTAI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 57 | 10 | 87 | 4 | 158 |
JTAI = Joint targeted area inspection
WSOA = All JTAI inspection reports require a written statement of action
PA = Some JTAI inspection reports also identify prioity actions for the area
NYI = Not yet inspected
Closed no JTAI = Authority closed prior to JTAI
ADCS also monitors the outcome of JTAI inspections – see here for access to their spreadsheet
Our friends at LIIA, working with D2I have produced more Ofsted analysis Ofsted inspections Power BI dashboard (external link hosted by LIIA).
The dashboard has five pages and covers ILACS and SEND inspections, with all manner of filters and visualisations available.
All the data on these pages have been produced by SESLIP analysis of information published at Ofsted’s report pages, which involves manual data transfer and is therefore subject errors and omissions. If you spot anything that looks wrong, please contact Richard Tyndall 07880-787007