June 2026 - Youth Justice Teams

Completely new and especially for Youth Magistrates, although all are most welcome. This visit will provide a valuable insight into the working of Youth Justice Teams and how young people are dealt with outside court.

This is a collaborative offering from a selection YJ staff e.g. Team Manager’s / YJ Practitioner’s/ SALT’s / Victim Worker’s to join us. The heads of service from each borough will also be available for answer questions.

From the visit magistrates can expect:

• Better understand the roles of different staff involved in our multi-disciplinary youth justice teams

• Gain an insight into what happens at a referral order panel meeting & how the referral order ‘contract’ is designed and agreed via the panel process

• Understand how YJS’s arrive at PSR sentencing proposals & Bail proposals

• Understand the role & impact of YJ speech & language therapists and the importance of the new 'communication passports’ in court

• There will also be opportunities to have wider conversations about what is working well in relation to YJ/court partnership working & any areas where this might be further developed.

April 2026 Visit to TfGM - Transport for Greater Manchester

This meeting and presentation took place at TfGM’s Shudehill Interchange in Manchester City Centre.

The meeting included informative presentations from the GM Combined Authority (GMCA) Violence Reduction Unit and the TfGM TravelSafe Partnership (TSP) team, which provided a comprehensive overview of TSP. Attendees then participated in a demonstration of Virtual Reality headsets and viewed the 'Victimless Crime' video, aimed at addressing youth anti-social behaviour. Following lunch, participants proceeded to the Victoria Metrolink stop to observe an ongoing security operation.

The number of participants for this visit was restricted to 10, based on the available room capacity, and reservations were made well in advance.

There will be more Contextual Visits coming soon, so watch this space for details.

All Contextual Visits are free of charge and available only to

members of Greater Manchester Magistrates Association.