Guidance

Youth justice services: North East and Cumbria

Contact details for youth justice services in the North East of England and Cumbria.

YJB Head of Oversight

Contact: Akram Hussain, Head of Oversight (North East & Cumbria)
Email: akram.hussain@yjb.gov.uk
Phone: 07928 515124

County Durham

Contact: Dave Summers, YOS Manager

County Durham Youth Offending Service
Durham County Council
Crook Council Office
North Terrace
Crook
Durham
DL15 9ES

dave.summers@durham.gov.uk
Phone: 03000 265 999 Fax: 0191 383 4362

Cumberland

Contact: Samantha Starmer, Service Manager

Cumberland Youth Justice Service
Cumbria House
107 – 117 Botchergate
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA1 1RD

Samantha.Starmer@cumberland.gov.uk
Phone: 01228 227090

Darlington

Contact: Jo Benson, Service Manager

Central House Annexe
McNay Street
Darlington
DL3 6JX

joanne.benson@darlington.gov.uk
Phone: 01325 406022

Gateshead

Contact: Emma Blackwell, Head of Service

Gateshead Council
Civic Centre
Regent Street
Gateshead
NE8 1HH

emmablackwell@gateshead.gov.uk
Phone: 0191 433 2700

Hartlepool

Contact: Roni Checksfield, Youth Justice Service Manager

Hartlepool Youth Justice Service
Windsor Offices
Middleton Grange
Hartlepool
TS24 7RJ

roni.checksfield@hartlepool.gov.uk
Phone: 01429 523 986
Fax: 01429 523 971

Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Contact: Jen Dinsdale, Youth Justice Service Manager

Newcastle Youth Justice Service
Block 1
Lower Ground Floor
Civic Centre
Barras Bridge
College Lane
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
NE1 8QH

Jen.Dinsdale@newcastle.gov.uk
Phone: 0191 277 7377
Fax: 0191 277 7368

North Tyneside

Contact: Pete Xeros, Service Manager

North Tyneside Youth Justice Service
Riverside Centre
Minton Lane
North Shields
Tyne and Wear
NE29 6DQ

pete.xeros@northtyneside.gov.uk
Phone: 0191 643 8605
Fax: 0191 643 8606

Northumberland

Contact: Sharron Pearson, Senior Manager Specialist Services

Northumberland Adolescent Service
County Hall
Morpeth
NE61 2EF

sharron.pearson@northumberland.gov.uk
Phone: 01670 536400

South Tees

Contact: Kay Dargue, Head of Partnerships and South Tees Youth Offending Service

South Tees Youth Offending Service
4th Floor, Middlesbrough House
Postal address; Ground Floor
Civic Centre
Middlesbrough
TS1 2RH

kay_dargue@middlesbrough.gov.uk
Phone: 01642 201 888

South Tyneside

Contact: Michael Edwards, Interim Youth Justice Service Team Manager

South Tyneside Youth Justice Service
South Tyneside Council
38 Laygate Place
South Shields
Tyne & Wear
NE33 5RT

Michael.Edwards@southtyneside.gov.uk
Phone: 0191 427 2850
Fax: 0191 427 2851

Stockton-on-Tees

Contact: Elaine Redding, Interim Director of Children’s Services

Floor 3
Bayheath House
Prince Regent Street
Stockton-on-Tees
TS18 1DF

elaine.redding@stockton.gov.uk
Phone: 01642 527 241
Fax: 01642 527 598

Sunderland

Contact: Linda Mason, Head of Service

Stanfield Centre
Addison Street
Sunderland
SR2 8SZ

linda.mason1@togetherforchildren.org.uk
Phone: 0191 561 4000 / 7301
Fax: 0191 514 4243

Westmorland and Furness

Contact: Stefania Tracey, Head of Service

Westmorland & Furness Youth Justice Service
The Nan Tait Centre
Abbey Road
Barrow-in-Furness
LA14 1LG

stef.tracey@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk
Phone: 01229 407560

Published 19 December 2023