There are currently 3,539 places for young people in the secure estate for children and young people. 3,003 are in young offender institutions, 301 in secure training centres and 235 in secure children’s homes. These figures have been provided by the Youth Justice Board.
The actual daily availability will vary. Places may be out of commission for various reasons, for example because of damage.
The figures in the following table have been provided by the Youth Justice Board, which has been responsible for purchasing and commissioning places in the secure estate for children and young people since 2000. The table shows the total number of boys and girls under 18 in custody at the end of June in each year from 2000 onwards and covers the three sectors of the estate (young offender’s institutions, secure training centre and secure children’s homes). Complete data for earlier years are not held centrally.
Male Female 2000 2,677 148 2001 2,666 155 2002 2,849 222 2003 2,586 198 2004 2,561 187 2005 2,610 215 2006 2,707 211
On 27 April 2007, 2,681 boys and 197 girls under 18 were held in the secure estate for children and young people. 2,326 boys and 66 girls were in young offender institutions; 162 boys and 94 girls in secure training centres; and 193 boys and 37 girls in secure children’s homes. These figures have been provided by the Youth Justice Board.