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<p>Custody should always be a last resort for children. Statistics on the numbers
of children aged between 10 and 14 held in Youth Custody are published regularly as
part of the Youth Custody data series and can be found at the following link;</p><p><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 table below shows the number children aged between 10 and 14 years old
were held in youth custody in each month in the last five years. It should be noted
that the data from 2018/19 onwards is currently provisional.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>May</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jun</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jul</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sep</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Oct</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nov</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Dec</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jan</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Feb</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
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