Andy Peaden

Andy started his career working as a volunteer with Northumbria Probation Service in 1987. He became an Intermediate Treatment worker with Blyth Valley Juvenile Justice team in 1988 and qualified as a Probation Officer in 1991. Andy worked in a range of different locations for both Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire Probation services, including 3 years as manager of St John’s Voluntary Probation Hostel in Leeds. 

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Andy left Probation to go back to the world of Youth Justice in 2003 becoming the South Yorkshire ISSP consortium manager. He became Sheffield Youth Offending Service manager in 2005 and Assistant Director for Youth Services in Sheffield 2010. In 2011 Andy was seconded into Sheffield Futures (an independent charity delivering Youth services and Connexions) as Chief Executive. He moved to Leeds to take up the position of Head of Leeds Youth Justice Service in 2012 leaving Leeds in 2020. He is now an Independent Youth Justice consultant. Andy was vice chair and then chair of The Association of Youth Offending Team Managers (AYM) and has been a Director of The Skill Mill Limited since 2018.