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<p>The guidance already applies to secure children's homes.</p><p> </p><p>The safety
and welfare of children held in youth custody, including secure training centres (STCs),
is our highest priority and we take any incident in which a child is restrained very
seriously. In STCs, restraint is only ever to be used in accordance with the Secure
Training Centre Rules 1998 and as a last resort where there is a risk of harm and
no other form of intervention is possible or appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance
for STCs, Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint, has been specifically developed
to help staff avoid physical restraint as far as possible by using a range of de-escalation,
diversion and behaviour management techniques.</p>
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