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Young Offenders

Volume 701: debated on Tuesday 6 May 2008

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many occasions was restraint or restraint involving pain distraction used between 1 January and 31 March in (a) Hassockfield, (b) Rainsbrook, (c) Medway, and (d) Oakhill secure training centres. [HL3181]

The following table, based on information provided by the Youth Justice Board, shows the number of restrictive physical interventions (RPIs) in secure training centres between 1 January and 31 March 2008.

RPIs

January 2008

February 2008

March 2008

Hassockfield

27

32

20

Rainsbrook

18

16

24

Oakhill

35

61

118

Medway

75

36

41

Total

155

145

203

The table below, also based on data supplied by the Youth Justice Board, shows the number of such incidents that involved the use of a distraction technique.

Distractions

January 2008

February 2008

March 2008

Hassockfield

1

0

1

Rainsbrook

0

0

1

Oakhill

0

1

1

Medway

0

1

0

Total

1

2

3

Data provided by the Youth Justice Board from administrative computer systems. The distraction techniques used in this period was the thumb technique.

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Since 1 January how many (a) 14 year-olds, (b) 15 year-olds, (d) 16 year-olds, and (d) 17-year-olds have been transferred from secure training centres or local authority secure children's homes to young offender institutions. [HL3182]

Information about outgoing transfers is not collected centrally. The Youth Justice Board informs us that providing the information requested would involve a manual search of records at establishments: this could only be done at disproportionate cost.