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<p>Custodial remand should only be used as a last resort for children and only in
the most serious cases. When a child is remanded to custody, the child’s case is regularly
reviewed by the local Youth Offending Team which, if appropriate, will apply to the
court for a bail hearing. The court will then carefully consider the circumstances
of the case and reach a decision on whether to bail a child into the community, or
remand the child back to custody. These decisions must be considered by the court
on a case by case basis, and a child will only be released from custodial remand into
the community, if the court deems it is safe to do so. Courts are working very closely
with the judiciary to prioritise caseload and case types. We are continually reviewing
procedures to support access to justice during the emergency period due to Covid-19,
particularly for the most time-critical and sensitive cases, such as youth custodial
remand cases.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of children held in remand across
the Youth Secure Estate is published regularly as part of the Youth Custody Data series,
via <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-custody-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-custody-data</a></p><p>
</p><p>The latest available published data from the end of February 2020 show that
293 young people were on remand at this time. Analysis of this data provides the following
breakdown per sector:</p><p> </p><p>Young Offender Institutions – 214</p><p>Secure
Training Centres – 39</p><p>Secure Children’s Homes – 40</p><p>Total – 293</p>
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