Source · Select Committees · Justice Committee
Recommendation 15
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Paragraph: 99
We were concerned to hear reports of children being remanded to custody pending psychiatric reports.
Recommendation
We were concerned to hear reports of children being remanded to custody pending psychiatric reports. Evidence received suggested that this is unnecessary and potentially damaging for a child. We ask the Ministry of Justice to set out how many children have been sent to custody pending a psychiatric report. We recommend that the Ministry set out what steps it is taking to prevent this from happening.
Paragraph Reference:
99
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 10 February 2021. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗