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16th Report - Children and young people in custody
Justice Committee
HC 922
Published 10 February 2021
Government response
11th Special Report - Children and Young People in Custody (Part 2): The Youth Secure Estate and Resettlement: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixteenth Report of Session 2019–21 · published 19 Apr 2021
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Recommendation
Deferred
Para 27
Throughout this inquiry, we have heard of significant concerns about the use of separation across...
Recommendation
Throughout this inquiry, we have heard of significant concerns about the use of separation across the youth estate - the effect it has on the individual and on the institution itself. Concerns around the use of separation in the youth …
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Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges the need to collect and publish data on separation in YOIs, stating it has been capturing data since December 2019 and expects to begin publishing this data quarterly from the 2022/23 financial year onwards, pending a policy review.
Ministry of Justice
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Recommendation
Deferred
Para 92
We welcome the Government’s long-term ambition to replace YOIs and STCs with secure schools, but...
Recommendation
We welcome the Government’s long-term ambition to replace YOIs and STCs with secure schools, but we are concerned about the level of commitment demonstrated in achieving this aim, given the length of time it has taken to develop a single …
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Government Response Summary
The government maintains its long-term ambition to replace YOIs and STCs with secure schools but states this will take time, and they will update the Committee on a timetable and further investment when more information is available.
Ministry of Justice
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