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1699090

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of young offender institutions; and whether he has made a comparative assessment with secure children's homes.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	20696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The secure estate for children and young people is composed of different types of establishment, in order to provide for the differing needs and risks of individual children and young people remanded or sentenced to custody. The effectiveness of all establishments in the estate is continually assessed through internal and external quality audits and performance metrics, which are published regularly.</p><p>Our Children and Young People Strategy, which is in development, will be based on an assessment of the range of provision currently and potentially available. It will set out our longer-term goals for the future of the youth estate, and delivery of services and support to children. These aims include investing in smaller settings, such as the secure children’s home sector, and the new secure school.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 15/04/2024 10:25:13 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1695854

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times Senior Leadership teams at Secure Children’s Homes in England and Wales have met (a) the Youth Custody Service and (b) officials in his Department in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Janet Daby
	uin	18604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>The Youth Custody Service (YCS) is a specialist service which forms part of His Majesty’s Prison &amp; Probation Service, which is an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice. Governors of young offender institutions are officials of the Ministry of Justice and members of the YCS. Headquarters staff in the YCS are in frequent daily communication with governors of young offender institutions, with the Director of HMYOI Parc, and with the senior leadership teams at Oakhill Secure Training Centre and those secure children’s homes in which young people sentenced to custody are placed. Owing to their frequency, it is not possible to calculate the number of meetings that have taken place within the last 12 months although contact between YCS HQ and sites is a daily occurrence.</p><p><br> The YCS will shortly be launching a regular event at which Governors of public sector young offender institutions, the Directors of HMYOI Parc and Oakhill Secure Centre, and Registered Managers from secure children’s homes come together to share best practice and experience of managing children at their sites. In addition, a new staff exchange programme will shortly be launched, to enable staff in each sector of the youth estate to gain experience of how children and young people are supervised and cared for in other sectors.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 18602 18603 18605 18606 question first answered 18/03/2024 12:48:49 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1695856

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to promote communication between (a) HM YOI governors, (b) the senior leadership team of Oakhill Secure Training Centre and (c) Secure Children Home managers in England and Wales and (i) the Youth Custody Service and (ii) officials in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Janet Daby
	uin	18606
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>The Youth Custody Service (YCS) is a specialist service which forms part of His Majesty’s Prison &amp; Probation Service, which is an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice. Governors of young offender institutions are officials of the Ministry of Justice and members of the YCS. Headquarters staff in the YCS are in frequent daily communication with governors of young offender institutions, with the Director of HMYOI Parc, and with the senior leadership teams at Oakhill Secure Training Centre and those secure children’s homes in which young people sentenced to custody are placed. Owing to their frequency, it is not possible to calculate the number of meetings that have taken place within the last 12 months although contact between YCS HQ and sites is a daily occurrence.</p><p><br> The YCS will shortly be launching a regular event at which Governors of public sector young offender institutions, the Directors of HMYOI Parc and Oakhill Secure Centre, and Registered Managers from secure children’s homes come together to share best practice and experience of managing children at their sites. In addition, a new staff exchange programme will shortly be launched, to enable staff in each sector of the youth estate to gain experience of how children and young people are supervised and cared for in other sectors.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 18602 18603 18604 18605 question first answered 18/03/2024 12:48:49 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1693928

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of hours spent out of their cell by inmates was on (a) weekdays and (b) weekend days in each young offender institution in January 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Janet Daby
	uin	17218
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>The information requested, stated in hours and minutes, is set out in the table below. These are average times-out-of-room in young offender institutions. They do not include any refusals to engage with offered activities. The figures below were calculated during January 2024.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Cookham Wood</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Feltham</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Parc</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Werrington</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wetherby</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Weekdays</strong></p></td><td><p>3:37</p></td><td><p>5:05</p></td><td><p>8:34</p></td><td><p>4:15</p></td><td><p>6:08</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Weekends</strong></p></td><td><p>2:28</p></td><td><p>3:46</p></td><td><p>7:43</p></td><td><p>3:03</p></td><td><p>4:45</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We recognise the importance of ensuring that time in custody is purposeful, and we are committed to ensuring that children and young people have the necessary and appropriate access to education, skills, and work provision with a consistent daily programme of activities. The Youth Custody Service continues to review regime models and staff deployment to maximise time-out-of-room, with a focus on recruitment and retention to support this delivery.</p><p>The Youth Custody Service has commissioned a resource review across the four public sector young offender institutions, which is exploring opportunities to make better use of the staff available in the current operating environment (including the balance between management and frontline supervisory staff). The first review was at Feltham in 2023. A delivery plan following the review will be implemented early this year. We will monitor how this impacts service delivery. Cookham Wood YOI will be the next site subject to review, commencing soon, followed by the remaining public young offender institutions.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 11/03/2024 17:30:57 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1687586

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times (a) the National Dog and Technical Support Group was deployed to Youth Offender Institutes and (b) those dogs were used in those deployments in each year since 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	13094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2024 answer text <p>The National Dog and Technical Support Group (NDTSG) provides prison dogs for patrol and detection purposes and a wide range of technical support including the transmission of audio and visual information, and the capability to capture evidence of an incident.</p><p>The table below states how many times NDTSG was deployed to each Youth Offenders Institute and how many times those dogs were used in those deployments in each year since 2017.</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Establishment</p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2023</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NDTSG deployments</p></td><td><p>Dog uses</p></td><td><p>NDTSG deployments</p></td><td><p>Dog uses</p></td><td><p>NDTSG deployments</p></td><td><p>Dog uses</p></td><td><p>NDTSG deployments</p></td><td><p>Dog uses</p></td><td><p>NDTSG deployments</p></td><td><p>Dog uses</p></td><td><p>NDTSG deployments</p></td><td><p>Dog uses</p></td><td><p>NDTSG deployments</p></td><td><p>Dog uses</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Cookham Wood</strong></p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Feltham</strong></p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Parc</strong></p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Werrington</strong></p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</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><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wetherby</strong></p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</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><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>120</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>76</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>37</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>35</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>71</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>47</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>28</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>“–” indicates where dog uses are not recorded pre-2020.</p><p>NDTSG is deployed to support the National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) with a wide range of technical support including the transmission of audio and visual information, and the capability to capture evidence of an incident. As shown by the number of dog uses, the increased deployment of NDTSG is not necessarily indicative of an increase in the use of dogs. Equally, where dog uses have increased, this may be due to an increase in proactive searches and patrols at establishments, and is not necessarily indicative of responses to disorder.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 13095 question first answered 13/02/2024 17:40:51 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1687587

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times the National Dog and Technical Support Group was deployed to each youth offender institution in each year since 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	13095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2024 answer text <p>The National Dog and Technical Support Group (NDTSG) provides prison dogs for patrol and detection purposes and a wide range of technical support including the transmission of audio and visual information, and the capability to capture evidence of an incident.</p><p>The table below states how many times NDTSG was deployed to each Youth Offenders Institute and how many times those dogs were used in those deployments in each year since 2017.</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Establishment</p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2023</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NDTSG deployments</p></td><td><p>Dog uses</p></td><td><p>NDTSG deployments</p></td><td><p>Dog uses</p></td><td><p>NDTSG deployments</p></td><td><p>Dog uses</p></td><td><p>NDTSG deployments</p></td><td><p>Dog uses</p></td><td><p>NDTSG deployments</p></td><td><p>Dog uses</p></td><td><p>NDTSG deployments</p></td><td><p>Dog uses</p></td><td><p>NDTSG deployments</p></td><td><p>Dog uses</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Cookham Wood</strong></p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Feltham</strong></p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Parc</strong></p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Werrington</strong></p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</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><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wetherby</strong></p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</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><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>120</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>76</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>37</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>35</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>71</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>47</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>28</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>“–” indicates where dog uses are not recorded pre-2020.</p><p>NDTSG is deployed to support the National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) with a wide range of technical support including the transmission of audio and visual information, and the capability to capture evidence of an incident. As shown by the number of dog uses, the increased deployment of NDTSG is not necessarily indicative of an increase in the use of dogs. Equally, where dog uses have increased, this may be due to an increase in proactive searches and patrols at establishments, and is not necessarily indicative of responses to disorder.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 13094 question first answered 13/02/2024 17:40:51 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1687588

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times Nico 9 stun grenades were used in each youth offender institution in each year since 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	13096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2024 answer text <p>HMPPS uses Nico 9 Stun grenades as a distraction device during planned interventions as part of an agreed tactical plan. They can only be employed by National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) staff who are highly trained in their use.</p><p> </p><p>The table below states how many times Nico 9 stun grenades were used in each Youth Offender Institution in each year since 2017.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cookham Wood</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>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feltham</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></tr><tr><td><p>Parc</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>Werrington</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><tr><td><p>Wetherby</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><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 13/02/2024 12:23:46 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1679020

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 December 2023 to Question 5312 on Young Offender Institutions, what his planned timetable is for completing the resource review that will assess how to improve staff outcomes in each Young Offender Institution.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Janet Daby
	uin	7660
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>The Youth Custody Service is on course to complete the review by the end of the financial year 2023-24.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 08/01/2024 14:28:47 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1679032

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to take steps to reduce the remand population in the youth secure estate in England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Janet Daby
	uin	7664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>I refer the honourable Member to the answer I gave on 21 December 2023 to Question 7113: <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-14/7113" target="_blank">Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament</a>.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 08/01/2024 14:32:08 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1677435

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the number of times that Rule 49 (segregation) was used in each young offender institution in England and Wales in each of the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Janet Daby
	uin	6653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2023 answer text <p>The latest collated information (from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023) on the number of times children and young people have been separated in young offender institutions in the youth secure estate can be found at table 5.3 in the link below:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64c02c5890b54500143e82f3/S_in_CYPSE_Tables_and_Charts_Final.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64c02c5890b54500143e82f3/S_in_CYPSE_Tables_and_Charts_Final.ods.</a></p><p>Segregation is not used within the wider youth secure estate. Children and young people are only temporarily separated from their peers as a very last resort. When this happens, they receive extra support from specially trained staff. Training is being escalated for every frontline officer, backed by £5 million of funding to improve care and support. Children and young people are never separated as a punishment.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 18/12/2023 14:39:25 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby