Isle of Wight Youth Justice Service Awarded RJC Registered Service Provider Status
The Restorative Justice Council (RJC) is pleased to announce that Isle of Wight Youth Justice Service has been awarded Registered Service Provider Status, recognising its commitment to delivering safe, high-quality and victim-focused restorative practice.
This achievement reflects the skill, care and commitment of the team in embedding restorative justice across its work with children, victims and the wider community. The service places meaningful outcomes at the centre of its practice, ensuring that those affected by harm are supported through approaches that are thoughtful, inclusive and responsive to individual needs.
Isle of Wight Youth Justice Service applied for Registered Service Provider Status to strengthen and validate its restorative offer. Achieving registration demonstrates that the service is delivering restorative practice safely and effectively, in line with national expectations, while reinforcing its commitment to continuous improvement for the children, victims and communities it supports.
The registration process provided a valuable opportunity for the service to review and further strengthen key areas of practice, particularly quality assurance, supervision and evidencing impact. It also supported the team to refine and formalise existing approaches, helping to ensure greater consistency, clarity and confidence across its restorative work.
Matthew Woodhouse, Assistant Team Manager at Isle of Wight Youth Justice Service, said:
“Achieving Registered Service Provider Status is a fantastic milestone for the Isle of Wight Youth Justice Service. It recognises the quality and consistency of our restorative practice and our commitment to delivering safe, victim-led approaches.”
Jim Simon, Chief Executive Officer of the Restorative Justice Council, added:
“The Isle of Wight Youth Justice Service has demonstrated a well-established, reflective and high-quality restorative service, with a clear commitment to continuous improvement. Registered Service Provider Status recognises not only the strength of the service’s current practice, but also its ongoing commitment to ensuring restorative justice is delivered safely, consistently and with the needs of victims and children at its heart.”
The service would encourage other organisations to view registration as both a quality benchmark and a development opportunity. The process provides a clear structure for reviewing practice, strengthening governance and ensuring restorative work is delivered to a consistently high standard.
The RJC congratulates Isle of Wight Youth Justice Service on achieving Registered Service Provider Status and welcomes the service as part of the growing network of organisations committed to high-quality, principled restorative practice.
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