Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 122805

Secure Accommodation: Young Offenders

Tabled: 23 March 2026

Answered: 1 April 2026

Question

Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate has his department made of the size of the (a) youth custody population, (b) youth secure estate for the next five years.

Answer

Jake Richards

During the last 12 months, the population of the youth secure estate has varied in the range 440 to 510. Work on future projections is in hand, but owing to the small numbers involved and consequent volatility, there are difficulties in generating robust ...

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