Select Committee · Human Rights (Joint Committee)

Youth Detention: Solitary confinement and restraint inquiry

Status: Closed Opened: 24 Apr 2018 Closed: 8 Oct 2019 1 report

The use of pain inducing techniques and solitary confinement of children in detention must be banned, says our report. These cause physical distress and psychological harm in both the short and longer term, and are clearly not compliant with human rights standards. Government response published Read the Government response (PDF 193KB) Read the Government response …

Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
19th Report - Youth detention: solitary confinement and res… HC 994 18 Apr 2019 0 Responded

Oral evidence sessions

5 sessions
Date Witnesses
17 Oct 2018 Session View ↗
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Correspondence

1 letter
DateDirectionTitle
2 May 2019 From cttee Letter to Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, regarding Committee's report …