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166590

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Feltham Young Offender Institution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children have been held in the segregation unit at HM Young Offenders Institution Feltham in each of the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	216281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text It has not been possible to answer the question within the allotted timeframe.I will write to the Hon. Member in due course. <br /> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 216277 216278 216279 216280 question first answered 02/12/2014 17:56:17 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

166591

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Feltham Young Offender Institution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) average and (b) longest stay was for children held on the segregation unit at HM Young Offenders Institution Feltham in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	216280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text It has not been possible to answer the question within the allotted timeframe.I will write to the Hon. Member in due course. <br /> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 216277 216278 216279 216281 question first answered 02/12/2014 17:56:16 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

166592

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Feltham Young Offender Institution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of self-harm have been undertaken by children in the segregation unit at HM Young Offenders Institution Feltham in each of the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	216277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text It has not been possible to answer the question within the allotted timeframe.I will write to the Hon. Member in due course. <br /> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 216278 216279 216280 216281 question first answered 02/12/2014 17:56:16 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

166593

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Feltham Young Offender Institution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons children were segregated at HM Young Offenders Institution Feltham in each of the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	216278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text It has not been possible to answer the question within the allotted timeframe.I will write to the Hon. Member in due course. <br /> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 216277 216279 216280 216281 question first answered 02/12/2014 17:56:16 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

166594

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Feltham Young Offender Institution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children were (a) placed on basic regime and (b) confined to their cells for 23 hours a day or more at HM Young Offenders Institution Feltham in each of the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	216279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text It has not been possible to answer the question within the allotted timeframe.I will write to the Hon. Member in due course. <br /> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 216277 216278 216280 216281 question first answered 02/12/2014 17:56:16 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

173133

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Feltham Young Offender Institution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers were employed at the children's site at HM Young Offender Institution Feltham in each month in 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	220349
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>I have interpreted your reference to “children's site at HM Young Offender Institution Feltham” as covering the juvenile facility holding under 18s of HMYOI Feltham.</p><p> </p><p>We are not able to disaggregate staffing figures for the different facilities within HMYOI Feltham because staff are recorded across the establishment as a whole. However, I am happy to provide you with a link to the NOMS Quarterly Workforce Bulletins which include, in Table 10, information on the total number of prison officers at HMYOI Feltham. The latest version is as at 30 September 2014:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-offender-management-service-workforce-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-offender-management-service-workforce-statistics</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 15/01/2015 17:46:11 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

173130

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Feltham Young Offender Institution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many punishments of removal from wing were given to children at HM Young Offender Institution Feltham in each month in 2014; and how many children were punished with removal from wing following an adjudication in that institution in each of those months.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	220346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>Discipline Procedures are central to the maintenance of a safe custodial environment. They are provided for by the Young Offender Institution (YOI) Rules which require adjudications to be conducted lawfully, fairly and justly, and for young people to have a full opportunity to hear what is alleged against them and to present their case. A possible outcome of an adjudication hearing is for a young person to be removed from their wing or living unit for a period of up to 21 days under YOI R 60 (1) (g). Removal from unit means that the young person is relocated to other accommodation within the establishment but otherwise continues to participate, as far as possible, in normal regime activities. No young people were given an adjudication award of removal from unit at Feltham in 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Young people in custody are some of the most vulnerable people in society and their safety and welfare is our highest priority. We aim to use segregation as little as possible, but there are occasions when behaviour is so challenging and violent that it is necessary to remove a young person from association in order to guarantee their safety and that of others.</p><p> </p><p>Young people detained in under 18 public sector Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) must only be segregated when absolutely necessary. This may be to protect the safety of persons living in, working in or visiting an establishment, for their own protection, for a short period pending an adjudication hearing or to maintain order and discipline. Young people must be segregated under the proper authority as provided by the YOI Rules. Any decision to segregate a young person is subject to regular review and a range of safeguarding measures are in place to ensure appropriate oversight of their care. There are careful limits placed on the length of time for which young people can be separated and they cannot be segregated as a punishment.</p><p>Table A below shows the ethnicity of young people located in the Care and Separation Unit (CSU) at Feltham in each month of 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Table A</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Jan</p></td><td><p>Feb</p></td><td><p>Mar</p></td><td><p>Apr</p></td><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>Aug</p></td><td><p>Sept</p></td><td><p>Oct</p></td><td><p>Nov</p></td><td><p>Dec</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White British</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White Irish</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White Other</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Stated</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We are unable to give a definitive reason for the dips and spikes in figures around particular months in the table above as it is normal for the numbers to fluctuate. However, we know that this is consistent with data on assaults from the establishment which may be a contributory factor. We also know that in October there were a number of multi perpetrator assaults which led to a large number of young people being segregated for short periods of time in the immediate aftermath.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of young people located on Feltham’s CSU who have an identified mental health condition, and information on the number of young people subject to Feltham’s single unlock policy, is not collected centrally. In order to provide this information we would need to check individual records and this could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 220347 220348 220350 question first answered 15/01/2015 14:03:38 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

173131

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Feltham Young Offender Institution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the ethnicity was of children held in the segregation unit at HM Young Offender Institution Feltham in each month in 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	220347
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>Discipline Procedures are central to the maintenance of a safe custodial environment. They are provided for by the Young Offender Institution (YOI) Rules which require adjudications to be conducted lawfully, fairly and justly, and for young people to have a full opportunity to hear what is alleged against them and to present their case. A possible outcome of an adjudication hearing is for a young person to be removed from their wing or living unit for a period of up to 21 days under YOI R 60 (1) (g). Removal from unit means that the young person is relocated to other accommodation within the establishment but otherwise continues to participate, as far as possible, in normal regime activities. No young people were given an adjudication award of removal from unit at Feltham in 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Young people in custody are some of the most vulnerable people in society and their safety and welfare is our highest priority. We aim to use segregation as little as possible, but there are occasions when behaviour is so challenging and violent that it is necessary to remove a young person from association in order to guarantee their safety and that of others.</p><p> </p><p>Young people detained in under 18 public sector Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) must only be segregated when absolutely necessary. This may be to protect the safety of persons living in, working in or visiting an establishment, for their own protection, for a short period pending an adjudication hearing or to maintain order and discipline. Young people must be segregated under the proper authority as provided by the YOI Rules. Any decision to segregate a young person is subject to regular review and a range of safeguarding measures are in place to ensure appropriate oversight of their care. There are careful limits placed on the length of time for which young people can be separated and they cannot be segregated as a punishment.</p><p>Table A below shows the ethnicity of young people located in the Care and Separation Unit (CSU) at Feltham in each month of 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Table A</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Jan</p></td><td><p>Feb</p></td><td><p>Mar</p></td><td><p>Apr</p></td><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>Aug</p></td><td><p>Sept</p></td><td><p>Oct</p></td><td><p>Nov</p></td><td><p>Dec</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White British</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White Irish</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White Other</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Stated</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We are unable to give a definitive reason for the dips and spikes in figures around particular months in the table above as it is normal for the numbers to fluctuate. However, we know that this is consistent with data on assaults from the establishment which may be a contributory factor. We also know that in October there were a number of multi perpetrator assaults which led to a large number of young people being segregated for short periods of time in the immediate aftermath.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of young people located on Feltham’s CSU who have an identified mental health condition, and information on the number of young people subject to Feltham’s single unlock policy, is not collected centrally. In order to provide this information we would need to check individual records and this could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 220346 220348 220350 question first answered 15/01/2015 14:03:38 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

173132

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Feltham Young Offender Institution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children held on the segregation unit at HM Young Offender Institution Feltham had an identified mental health issue in each month in 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	220348
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>Discipline Procedures are central to the maintenance of a safe custodial environment. They are provided for by the Young Offender Institution (YOI) Rules which require adjudications to be conducted lawfully, fairly and justly, and for young people to have a full opportunity to hear what is alleged against them and to present their case. A possible outcome of an adjudication hearing is for a young person to be removed from their wing or living unit for a period of up to 21 days under YOI R 60 (1) (g). Removal from unit means that the young person is relocated to other accommodation within the establishment but otherwise continues to participate, as far as possible, in normal regime activities. No young people were given an adjudication award of removal from unit at Feltham in 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Young people in custody are some of the most vulnerable people in society and their safety and welfare is our highest priority. We aim to use segregation as little as possible, but there are occasions when behaviour is so challenging and violent that it is necessary to remove a young person from association in order to guarantee their safety and that of others.</p><p> </p><p>Young people detained in under 18 public sector Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) must only be segregated when absolutely necessary. This may be to protect the safety of persons living in, working in or visiting an establishment, for their own protection, for a short period pending an adjudication hearing or to maintain order and discipline. Young people must be segregated under the proper authority as provided by the YOI Rules. Any decision to segregate a young person is subject to regular review and a range of safeguarding measures are in place to ensure appropriate oversight of their care. There are careful limits placed on the length of time for which young people can be separated and they cannot be segregated as a punishment.</p><p>Table A below shows the ethnicity of young people located in the Care and Separation Unit (CSU) at Feltham in each month of 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Table A</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Jan</p></td><td><p>Feb</p></td><td><p>Mar</p></td><td><p>Apr</p></td><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>Aug</p></td><td><p>Sept</p></td><td><p>Oct</p></td><td><p>Nov</p></td><td><p>Dec</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White British</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White Irish</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White Other</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Stated</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We are unable to give a definitive reason for the dips and spikes in figures around particular months in the table above as it is normal for the numbers to fluctuate. However, we know that this is consistent with data on assaults from the establishment which may be a contributory factor. We also know that in October there were a number of multi perpetrator assaults which led to a large number of young people being segregated for short periods of time in the immediate aftermath.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of young people located on Feltham’s CSU who have an identified mental health condition, and information on the number of young people subject to Feltham’s single unlock policy, is not collected centrally. In order to provide this information we would need to check individual records and this could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 220346 220347 220350 question first answered 15/01/2015 14:03:39 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

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	registered interest
	date	12/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Feltham Young Offender Institution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times children have been subject to single unlock at HM Young Offender Institution Feltham in each month in 2014; and how many children were subject to single unlock at that institution in each of those months.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	220350
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>Discipline Procedures are central to the maintenance of a safe custodial environment. They are provided for by the Young Offender Institution (YOI) Rules which require adjudications to be conducted lawfully, fairly and justly, and for young people to have a full opportunity to hear what is alleged against them and to present their case. A possible outcome of an adjudication hearing is for a young person to be removed from their wing or living unit for a period of up to 21 days under YOI R 60 (1) (g). Removal from unit means that the young person is relocated to other accommodation within the establishment but otherwise continues to participate, as far as possible, in normal regime activities. No young people were given an adjudication award of removal from unit at Feltham in 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Young people in custody are some of the most vulnerable people in society and their safety and welfare is our highest priority. We aim to use segregation as little as possible, but there are occasions when behaviour is so challenging and violent that it is necessary to remove a young person from association in order to guarantee their safety and that of others.</p><p> </p><p>Young people detained in under 18 public sector Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) must only be segregated when absolutely necessary. This may be to protect the safety of persons living in, working in or visiting an establishment, for their own protection, for a short period pending an adjudication hearing or to maintain order and discipline. Young people must be segregated under the proper authority as provided by the YOI Rules. Any decision to segregate a young person is subject to regular review and a range of safeguarding measures are in place to ensure appropriate oversight of their care. There are careful limits placed on the length of time for which young people can be separated and they cannot be segregated as a punishment.</p><p>Table A below shows the ethnicity of young people located in the Care and Separation Unit (CSU) at Feltham in each month of 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Table A</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Jan</p></td><td><p>Feb</p></td><td><p>Mar</p></td><td><p>Apr</p></td><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>Aug</p></td><td><p>Sept</p></td><td><p>Oct</p></td><td><p>Nov</p></td><td><p>Dec</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White British</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White Irish</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White Other</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Stated</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We are unable to give a definitive reason for the dips and spikes in figures around particular months in the table above as it is normal for the numbers to fluctuate. However, we know that this is consistent with data on assaults from the establishment which may be a contributory factor. We also know that in October there were a number of multi perpetrator assaults which led to a large number of young people being segregated for short periods of time in the immediate aftermath.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of young people located on Feltham’s CSU who have an identified mental health condition, and information on the number of young people subject to Feltham’s single unlock policy, is not collected centrally. In order to provide this information we would need to check individual records and this could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 220346 220347 220348 question first answered 15/01/2015 14:03:39 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra