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<p>The Government does not tolerate violence of any kind in young offender institutions
and assaults are treated extremely seriously. The National Offender Management Service
(NOMS) is comprehensively reviewing how it manages violence and will issue revised
guidance in 2015. NOMS is also working with the police and Crown Prosecution Service
to improve the investigation and prosecution of crime in young offender institutions
and prisons.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to reducing self-harm in young
offender institutions. All young offender institutions and prisons are required to
have procedures in place to identify, manage and support people who are at risk of
harm to themselves. These procedures include the Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork
(ACCT) process, which is an offender-centred, flexible care planning system designed
to ensure that offenders at risk are managed in a way that is responsive to individual
needs, including those related to age.</p><p> </p><p>An analysis of assaults and self-harm
by age is included in the Safety in Custody Statistics Bulletin, available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safety-in-custody-statistics"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/safety-in-custody-statistics</a>.</p><p>
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