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Young Offender Institutions: Physical Restraint

Volume 688: debated on Wednesday 10 January 2007

asked Her Majesty's Government:

On how many occasions strip-searching involving physical restraint occurred at Lancaster Farm young offender institution in relation to, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November; and [HL965]

On how many occasions strip-searching involving physical restraint occurred at Stoke Heath young offender institution in relation to, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November; and [HL966]

On how many occasions strip-searching involving physical restraint occurred at Thorn Cross young offender institution in relation to, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November; and [HL967]

On how many occasions strip-searching involving physical restraint occurred at Warren Hill young offender institution in relation to, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November; and [HL968]

On how many occasions strip-searching involving physical restraint occurred at Werrington young offender institution in relation to, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November; and [HL969]

On how many occasions strip-searching involving physical restraint occurred at Wetherby young offender institution in relation to, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November. [HL970]

The available information is set out in the table below and shows the number of times strip-searches were undertaken using approved control and restraint techniques in the 12 months prior to 1 November. All the establishments hold male young offenders only.

Number of full searches under control and restraint

Date

(HL 965) Lancaster Farms

(HL 966) Stoke Heath

(HL 967) Thorn Cross

(HL 968) Warren Hill

(HL 969) Werrington

(HL 970) Wetherby

Nov 2005

4

3

0

0

0

0

Dec 2005

1

1

0

1

0

0

Jan 2006

3

3

0

2

0

0

Feb 2006

4

3

0

1

0

0

Mar 2006

1

3

0

2

0

0

Apr 2006

2

2

0

1

0

0

May 2006

3

1

0

2

0

0

Jun 2006

2

1

0

3

0

0

Jul 2006

1

1

0

0

1

0

Aug 2006

1

2

0

0

0

0

Sep 2006

3

0

0

1

0

0

Oct 2006

5

0

0

3

0

0

Total

30

20

0

16

1

0