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Meanwhile, HMPPS intends to keep the Keppel Unit—a specialist unit for girls at HMYOI Weatherby—for up to 24 months, but it has not yet formally evaluated it.91 It said that it only plans to evaluate it at the end of the 24-month period. It acknowledged that it will be challenging to evaluate this provision with such a small cohort, so it intends to work with NHS partners on devising a suitable evaluation approach.92 87 Q68; C&AG’s Report, para 3.5 88 Q81; MacAlister, J. The independent review of children’s social care, May 2022 89 Q68 90 Q81 91 Q92–Q94 92 Q94–Q95 Secure training centres and secure schools 17