asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many trainees are currently held at Oakhill Secure Training Centre; and [HL1890]
What is the capacity of Oakhill Secure Training Centre. [HL1891]
On 8 February 2008 there were 44 trainees at Oakhill Secure Training Centre. Oakhill's full capacity is 80 places, but the Youth Justice Board has currently capped occupancy at 58 places.
asked Her Majesty's Government:
On how many days in the past three months the staffing at Oakhill Secure Training Centre has been below the minimum level set by the Youth Justice Board. [HL1892]
The Youth Justice Board has currently capped the maximum occupancy of Oakhill at 58. On no occasion during the period in question (1 November 2007 to 31 January 2008) has the number of staff on site been below that required for the number of young people in residence.
asked Her Majesty's Government:
For each of the last three months, how many social workers have been employed at Oakhill Secure Training Centre. [HL1893]
The table below, based on data provided by the Youth Justice Board, shows the number of social workers (full-time equivalents) at Oakhill between 1 November 2007 and 31 January 2008.
November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 Number of Social Workers 11.6 12.6 12.6
asked Her Majesty's Government:
On how many occasions in the past three months restraint has been used at Oakhill Secure Training Centre; and [HL1894]
On how many occasions in the past three months restraint with pain distraction has been used at Oakhill Secure Training Centre. [HL1895]
The table below, based on data provided by the Youth Justice Board, shows the total number of restraints and those involving pain distraction techniques for the period October to December 2007. Figures for January 2008 are not yet available.
October November December Total restraints 67 55 78 Restraints involving distraction techniques 2 2 0