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<p>Incidents of assault by children and young people in Young Offender Institutions
(YOIs) is published as part of the annual Youth Justice Statistics, the latest of
which can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-justice-statistics-2017-to-2018"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-justice-statistics-2017-to-2018</a>.
The following has been taken from supplementary table 8.14:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Incidents
of proven assault by children and young people (YOIs) years ending March 2012 to 2018</strong></p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Average number of children and
young people per month<sup>(1)</sup></strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Average
number of proven assaults by children and young people per month</strong></p></td><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>Average number of children and young people involved per month
as perpetrators</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Proportion of children
and young people involved as perpetrators</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Number
of proven assaults per 100 children and young people in custody per month</strong></p></td><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>Number of proven assaults per children and young people involved</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year
ending March</strong></p></td><td colspan="11"><p><strong>Young Offender Institutions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>2,209</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>143</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>133</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>6%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>6.5</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>1,738</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>124</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>120</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>7%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>7.1</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>1,163</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>133</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>132</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>11%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>11.4</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>1,000</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>117</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>118</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>12%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>11.7</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>904</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>137</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>129</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>14%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>15.2</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>861</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>82</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>85</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>10%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>9.5</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018<sup>(2)</sup></p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>853</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>99</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>113</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>13%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>11.6</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><em>(1) This is based on the number of children and young people in the month,
which is the population in custody at the beginning of the month plus new admissions
during the month. This figure includes 18 year olds.</em></p><p><em>(2) The counting
rules for assaults were updated from April 2017 onwards and are therefore not directly
comparable with previous years. Please see the Guide to Youth Justice Statistics for
more information.</em></p><p> </p><p>The safety and welfare of young people held in
custody is our highest priority and we are committed to improving their safety and
life chances. That is why we began a youth justice reform programme in 2017, investing
in staff, education and psychology services. We are making progress delivering these
reforms, but we are clear that there is still much more to do. We are also expanding
frontline staff capacity in public-sector YOIs. At the end of March this year, the
Youth Custody Service had 348 more frontline officers than at the start of the reform
programme – an increase of 40%.</p><p> </p><p>The Youth Custody Service have started
implementing a new evidence-based behaviour management strategy aimed at incentivising
good behaviour and building positive relationships. This will sit alongside a new
wrap-around approach to mental health provision developed by NHS England.</p>
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