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<p>Guidance to youth secure establishments relating to safeguarding of children is
set out in ‘Working Together to Safeguarding Children’ (July 2018), which can be viewed
via the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/779401/Working_Together_to_Safeguard-Children.pdf"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/779401/Working_Together_to_Safeguard-Children.pdf</a>,
as well as PSI 08/2012 (‘care and management of young people’) for public sector Young
Offender Institutions. This can be viewed via https://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/offenders/psipso/psi-2012/psi-08-2012-care-management-young-people.doc.</p><p>
</p><p>As per the Ministry of Justice’s response to the recent report from the Independent
Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, the PSI is to be updated. In advance of this, the
Youth Custody Service has published Building Bridges, a policy framework that replaces
some aspects of PSI 08/2012 relating to behavioural management of children (including
promoting and maintaining good behaviour, managing challenging behaviour and offending
behaviour interventions). This can be viewed at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-bridges-a-positive-behaviour-framework-for-the-children-and-young-people-secure-estate
We are also working with the Department for Education to produce a new ‘Keeping Children
Safe in Custody’ document, which we anticipated will be published in 2020.</p><p>
</p><p>The YCS’s Information Development Project is also working towards launching
a revised and harmonised recording process for safeguarding referrals, across all
sectors and establishments. The launch of the process will allow for uniform central
reporting of safeguarding referrals, facilitating improved central oversight of these
key liaisons.</p><p> </p><p>The YCS takes the safety and well-being of young people
in custody very seriously. It has conducted an internal review of safeguarding across
the youth secure estate, and a new ‘Head of Safeguarding’ post has also been created
to lead on taking forward this important area of work.</p>
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