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registered interest
date	02/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Custody: Restraint Techniques
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps he has taken to reduce the level of the use of restraint on children in custody.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	272273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>The safety and welfare of children in custody is our highest priority. Restraint is only ever used as a last resort, where there is a risk of harm and no other form of intervention is possible or appropriate. However, we recognise that there are still high levels of restraint.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017, we began to implement a comprehensive reform programme with the aim of improving levels of safety in the youth custodial estate. The programme is underpinned a new evidence-based positive behaviour strategy and significant reform of the workforce. We are also taking specific actions to reduce the number of incidents of restraint, including:</p><ul><li>introducing the Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint framework in all secure training centres (STCs) and under-18 young offender institutions (YOIs). This has been specifically developed to avoid physical restraint as far as possible by using a range of de-escalation, diversion and behaviour management techniques;</li><li>requiring each public STC and YOI to implement a “Restraint Minimisation Strategy”;</li><li>reviewing data on use of force to improve recording and reporting and to improve practice; and</li><li>undertaking a safeguarding review across the youth secure estate.</li></ul><p>In addition, we have recently responded positively to the recommendations on restraint made by the Joint Committee for Human Rights.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 10/07/2019 16:41:29 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

785000

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Custody: Restraint Techniques
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 19 September 2017 to Question 10017, on youth custody: restraint techniques, how many injuries were sustained by young people in young offender institutions who were later transferred to mental health services in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	111760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The safety and welfare of young people held in custody is our highest priority. Restraint should only be used as a last resort, where there is a risk of harm to self or others, and no other form of intervention is possible or appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>The data provided in PQ 10017 is aggregate data, taken from the RPI data returns submitted by establishments. There is no unique identifier included in the returns that could be used to identify young people. We therefore are unable to determine which of these young people that sustained an injury may have transferred to a mental health unit.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 13/11/2017 16:13:39 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

759422

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Custody: Restraint Techniques
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many injuries were sustained by children during restraint in each custodial institution in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	10017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The safety and welfare of young people held in custody is our highest priority. Restraint should only be used as a last resort, where there is a risk of harm to self or others, and no other form of intervention is possible or appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint (MMPR) has been specifically developed for use by staff working with children and young people in custody. It has been designed so that physical restraint is avoided as far as possible by recognising young people’s behaviour, and by using a range of de-escalation, diversion and behaviour management techniques to help them deal with it effectively and appropriately.</p><p> </p><p>MMPR has been implemented, on a roll-out basis since September 2012, in all Secure Training Centres (STCs) and Young Offender Institutions (YOIs). There are no plans to roll this out to Secure Children’s Homes (SCHs), who each have their own restraint procedures.</p><p> </p><p>The three tables below provide data, by establishment type, relating to any injury sustained as a result of a Restrictive Physical Intervention (RPI) for each establishment. RPI is defined as “Any occasion when force is used with the intention of overpowering or to overpower a young person”. Overpower is defined as “restricting movement or mobility.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Secure Children's Home Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>204</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>169</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>158</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>156</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>123</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>123</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aldine House</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Atkinson Unit*</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aycliffe</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barton Moss</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clayfields</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Moor (Adel Beck)</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gladstone Unit*</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hillside</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kyloe House*</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Orchard Lodge*</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Redbank*</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sutton Place*</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swanwick Lodge</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vinney Green</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Secure Training Centre Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>397</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>336</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>243</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>247</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>136</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>148</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hassockfield*</p></td><td><p>188</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medway</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oakhill</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rainsbrook</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Young Offender Institution Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>566</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>685</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>590</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>309</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>170</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>106</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ashfield*</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brinsford*</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Castington*</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Castington (Oswald Unit)*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cookham Wood</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Downview*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastwood Park*</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feltham</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feltham (Heron Unit)*</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foston Hall*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hindley*</p></td><td><p>139</p></td><td><p>164</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Huntercombe*</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancaster Farms*</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Hall*</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parc</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke Heath*</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thorn Cross*</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warren Hill*</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warren Hill (Carlford Unit)*</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Werrington</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wetherby - Keppel Unit</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wetherby</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Please note</strong>:</p><p>* = The YJB withdrew from this establishment at some point during the time period given.</p><p>.. = Not applicable</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 19/09/2017 14:13:59 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

638409

registered interest
date	17/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Custody: Restraint Techniques
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times children have been restrained in secure training centres and young offender institutions, by establishment, in each month since March 2015.
tabling member constituency	Neath
tabling member printed	Christina Rees
uin	53550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2016 answer text <p>Information for 2015/16 is not yet available and will be published in the Youth Justice Statistics report in January 2017.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 25/11/2016 13:36:29 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4525 label Biography information for Christina Rees

638412

registered interest
date	17/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Custody: Restraint Techniques
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many injuries were sustained by children during restraint in each custodial institution in each month since March 2015.
tabling member constituency	Neath
tabling member printed	Christina Rees
uin	53553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2016 answer text <p>Information on injuries sustained during restraint is published regularly on Gov.uk. Data for 2015/16 will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 25/11/2016 14:22:37 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4525 label Biography information for Christina Rees

454262

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Custody: Restraint Techniques
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many injuries were sustained by children during restraint in each custodial institution in each of the last eight years.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	28142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2016 answer text <p>As the Justice Secretary has said, the safety and welfare of all those in custody is vital.</p><p>Although youth crime is down, reoffending rates are far too high and the care and supervision of young people in custody is not good enough. Restraint should only be used as a last resort, when young people are putting their own safety and the safety of others at risk.</p><p>In 2012, we introduced the Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint (MMPR). Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons has welcomed the significant improvements that MMPR has brought.</p><p>The number of minor and serious injuries requiring medical treatment resulting from RPIs is published in Chapter 8 of the Youth Justice Annual Statistics:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-justice-annual-statistics-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-justice-annual-statistics-2014-to-2015</a></p><p>We are investigating the accuracy of all restraint injury data from Medway Secure Training Centre.</p><p>The number of young people that establishments recorded as injured during incidents that required Restrictive Physical Intervention in each institution in the youth secure estate in each of the last eight years is set out in the attached document. This includes the following categories of injury: (i) serious injury requiring hospital treatment (ii) minor injuries requiring medical treatment and (iii) minor injuries, no treatment required.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 06/04/2016 14:44:19 question first ministerially corrected 08/04/2016 09:51:59 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous attachment 1 file name Number of injuries sustained by children during restraint.xls title injuries sustained by children during restraint previous answer version 54110 answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

433846

registered interest
date	02/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Custody: Restraint Techniques
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 implications for his policies of the recommendations of HM Inspectorate of Prisons' thematic report on Behaviour management and restraint of children in custody, published in November 2015.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	18446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2015 answer text <p>Restraint is only be used as a last resort, when young people are putting their own safety and the safety of others at risk.</p><p>The recent report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons welcomed our new arrangements, which are designed to limit the use of physical restraint on young people in custody as far as possible.</p><p>The report does raise some concerns over how the new system is operating and we will carefully consider its recommendations.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 18445 question first answered 08/12/2015 12:22:05 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

420263

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Custody: Restraint Techniques
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times force has been used on children of each (a) gender and (b) ethnicity for good order and discipline in (i) secure children's homes, (ii) secure training centres and (iii) young offender institutions in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Jenny Chapman
uin	11256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>We are clear that restraint should only be used as a last resort, where there is a risk of harm, and where it is absolutely necessary to do so and no other form of intervention is possible or appropriate.</p><br /><p>Restraint for passive non-compliance (previously good order and discipline) is not permitted in Secure Children’s Homes (SCHs) and Secure Training Centres (STCs). It is only permitted in Young Offender Institutions (YOIs).</p><br /><p>A new system of restraint, Minimising and Managing Restraint (MMPR), is being implemented in Secure Training Centres and Young Offenders Institutions. This has been specifically developed for use by staff working with young people in custody, and aims to avoid physical restraint as far as possible by recognising young people’s behaviour, and using a range of de-escalation, diversion and behaviour management techniques.</p><br /><p>Prior to the implementation of MMPR, no data was collected centrally on reasons for using force. Figures are presented on passive non-compliance for Hindley and Wetherby YOIs, the only YOIs that were using MMPR during this period.</p><br /><p>Table 1 shows the number of use of force incidents for passive non-compliance from October 2013 to September 2014, broken down by ethnicity. Since August 2013, all females within the secure estate have been placed in SCHs and STCs so no gender breakdown is provided.</p><br /><p><strong>Table 1: Number of use of force incidents for passive non-compliance (previously good order and discipline), by ethnicity</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Ethnicity</p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Apr 14 -Sep 14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hindley YOI</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wetherby YOI</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Hindley YOI</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wetherby YOI</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3 months data (Jan 14 - Mar 14)</p></td><td><p>6 months data (Oct 13 - Mar 14)</p></td><td><p>6 months data</p></td><td><p>6 months data</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</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>White</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>51</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>118</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>132</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>144</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Notes:</em></p><ol><li><em>2013/14 ethnicity breakdown for Wetherby was revised following publication. The revised proportions have been applied to the published total.</em></li></ol><p><em></em></p><ol><li><em>These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing and can be subject to change over time.</em></li><li><em>The data refers to the number of incidents of use of force and not the number of young people involved. An individual young person may have been involved in more than one incident of use of force and may therefore be counted twice.</em></li><li><em>Data for the 2014/15 period is provisional and data for the full financial year will be published as part of the Youth Justice Statistics 2014/15 in January 2016. This is in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.</em></li></ol> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 11257 question first answered 19/10/2015 13:45:28 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington

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registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Custody: Restraint Techniques
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times force has been used on children for good order and discipline at (a) HM Young Offender Institution Feltham, (b) HM Young Offender Institution Wetherby, (c) HM Young Offender Institution Werrington, (d) HM Young Offender Institution Cookham Wood and (e) Parc Young People's Unit in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Jenny Chapman
uin	11257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>We are clear that restraint should only be used as a last resort, where there is a risk of harm, and where it is absolutely necessary to do so and no other form of intervention is possible or appropriate.</p><br /><p>Restraint for passive non-compliance (previously good order and discipline) is not permitted in Secure Children’s Homes (SCHs) and Secure Training Centres (STCs). It is only permitted in Young Offender Institutions (YOIs).</p><br /><p>A new system of restraint, Minimising and Managing Restraint (MMPR), is being implemented in Secure Training Centres and Young Offenders Institutions. This has been specifically developed for use by staff working with young people in custody, and aims to avoid physical restraint as far as possible by recognising young people’s behaviour, and using a range of de-escalation, diversion and behaviour management techniques.</p><br /><p>Prior to the implementation of MMPR, no data was collected centrally on reasons for using force. Figures are presented on passive non-compliance for Hindley and Wetherby YOIs, the only YOIs that were using MMPR during this period.</p><br /><p>Table 1 shows the number of use of force incidents for passive non-compliance from October 2013 to September 2014, broken down by ethnicity. Since August 2013, all females within the secure estate have been placed in SCHs and STCs so no gender breakdown is provided.</p><br /><p><strong>Table 1: Number of use of force incidents for passive non-compliance (previously good order and discipline), by ethnicity</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Ethnicity</p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Apr 14 -Sep 14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hindley YOI</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wetherby YOI</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Hindley YOI</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wetherby YOI</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3 months data (Jan 14 - Mar 14)</p></td><td><p>6 months data (Oct 13 - Mar 14)</p></td><td><p>6 months data</p></td><td><p>6 months data</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</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>White</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>51</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>118</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>132</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>144</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Notes:</em></p><ol><li><em>2013/14 ethnicity breakdown for Wetherby was revised following publication. The revised proportions have been applied to the published total.</em></li></ol><p><em></em></p><ol><li><em>These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing and can be subject to change over time.</em></li><li><em>The data refers to the number of incidents of use of force and not the number of young people involved. An individual young person may have been involved in more than one incident of use of force and may therefore be counted twice.</em></li><li><em>Data for the 2014/15 period is provisional and data for the full financial year will be published as part of the Youth Justice Statistics 2014/15 in January 2016. This is in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.</em></li></ol> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 11256 question first answered 19/10/2015 13:45:28 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington