Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 12635
Children in Care: Young Offenders
Tabled: 4 November 2024
Answered: 12 November 2024
Question
James McMurdock
Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps her Department has taken to provide rehabilitation support to children who have lived in care who are (a) in police custody and (b) serving custodial sentences.
Answer
Janet DabyThe latest data for the year ending March 2023 shows that 2% of children in care aged 10 to 17 were convicted or subject to youth cautions or youth conditional cautions during the year, down from 3% in 2019. This compares to 1% of all children aged 10 to ...
ⓘ
This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 12635) →