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92410

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Restraint Techniques
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the techniques described in section 6 of volume 5 of the Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint training manual, dealing with the restraint of children under escort, have been subject to independent assessment by medical and childcare experts.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Stern
	uin	HL1972
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>Section 6 (now section 14) of volume 5 of the Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint (MMPR) Manual about escorting a young person under restraint has been risk assessed and approved by the Restraint Advisory Board (RAB), a panel made up of leading independent medical and behaviour management experts. The risk assessment was also reviewed and informed by a separate Independent Medical Expert.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 23/10/2014 15:57:59 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern

92411

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Restraint Techniques
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of staff authorised to use the minimising and managing physical restraint system have been trained in managing medical emergencies which might arise during the restraint of children.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Stern
	uin	HL1973
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Government is clear that restraint should only ever be used against young people as a last resort where it is absolutely necessary to do so and where no other form of intervention is possible or appropriate. Use of restraint is closely monitored in the youth secure estate.</p><p> </p><p>Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint (MMPR) training provides staff with knowledge about recognising which health conditions are associated with an increased risk of harm to a young person during physical restraint, what symptoms and signs should be monitored during restraint, and actions to take should such symptoms occur. MMPR training also instructs staff on how to deal with a medical emergency should one arise during restraint.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, all custody officers in Secure Training Centres receive first aid training as part of their initial training course. In Young Offender Institutions all custodial managers must be trained in first aid.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 23/10/2014 16:00:42 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern

92412

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Restraint Techniques
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have obtained legal advice about whether the use of pain induction techniques in the minimising and managing physical restraint system is compatible with the United Kingdom’s obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child; and, if so, when such advice was received.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Stern
	uin	HL1974
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government is clear that restraint should only ever be used as a last resort where it is absolutely necessary to do so and where no other form of intervention is possible or appropriate. Use of restraint is closely monitored in the youth secure estate.</p><p>Legal advice was obtained throughout the development of Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint. The requirements of the Convention on the Rights of the Child together with all other requirements of international, domestic and common law are taken into account by the Government in determining its policy and practice of the use of restraint in the under-18 secure estate.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 23/10/2014 16:21:50 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern