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Young Offender Institutions

Volume 687: debated on Monday 11 December 2006

asked Her Majesty's Government:

On how many occasions physical restraint was used at Brinsford young offender institution on, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November; and [HL488]

On how many occasions physical restraint was used at Castington young offender institution on, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November; and [HL489]

On how many occasions physical restraint was used at Feltham young offender institution on, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November; and [HL490]

On how many occasions physical restraint was used at Hindley young offender institution on, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November; and [HL491]

On how many occasions physical restraint was used at Huntercombe young offender institution on, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November; and [HL493]

On how many occasions physical restraint was used at Lancaster Farms young offender institution on, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November; and [HL492]

On how many occasions physical restraint was used at Stoke Heath young offender institution on, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November; and [HL494]

On how many occasions physical restraint was used at Thorn Cross young offender institution on, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November; and [HL495]

On how many occasions physical restraint was used at Warren Hill young offender institution on, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November.[HL496]

The following table shows the number of times approved control and restraint techniques were used, in addition to other incidents where use of force was applied, in the 12 months prior to 1 November. All the establishments hold male young offenders only.

Date

(HL488) Brinsford

(HL489) Castington

(HL490) Feltham

(HL491) Hindley

(HL492) Lancaster Farms

November 2005

22

29

100

40

44

December 2005

28

25

69

31

48

January 2006

24

22

75

37

41

February 2006

23

43

78

36

48

March 2006

19

28

98

40

25

April 2006

19

27

61

37

23

May 2006

25

19

110

44

39

June 2006

17

25

81

41

48

July 2006

15

39

82

52

32

August 2006

16

34

76

41

35

September 2006

18

33

58

46

35

October 2006

19

41

70

40

28

Total

245

365

958

485

446

Date

(HL493) Huntercombe

(HL494) Stoke Heath

(HL495) Thorn Cross

(HL496) Warren Hill

November 2005

43

37

1

16

December 2005

46

59

0

11

January 2006

68

62

0

10

February 2006

18

60

0

10

March 2006

29

56

4

13

April 2006

45

40

0

7

May 2006

46

45

1

21

June 2006

34

62

0

14

July 2006

41

42

0

21

August 2006

44

62

0

7

September 2006

29

41

1

13

October 2006

26

31

1

16

Total

469

597

8

159