Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 19557

Young Offender Institutions

Tabled: 11 December 2024

Answered: 18 December 2024

Question

Chris Hinchliff

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of HM Inspectorate of Prisons' report entitled Separation of children in young offender institutions – review of progress, published o

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

Where there is a clear risk of harm, separation is used to prevent harm to the child or young person who is being separated, or to others. Separation should be a last resort when managing behaviour, but it can be critical to reducing the risk of harm in d...

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