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<p>A child or young person may be placed away from their home area for a number of
reasons, including where their individual needs and/or their risk to themselves or
others can be managed more appropriately in a different establishment. Children and
young people will be placed in the most appropriate available establishment to meet
their needs. Any decision is based on information provided by Youth Offending Teams,
which the Youth Custody Service (YCS) works with to ensure the needs, risks and circumstances
of each young person have been taken into account.</p><p>A non-exhaustive list of
factors that are considered when making a placement decision is set out in the YCS
Placement Team guidance, which can be found at GOV.UK, via the following link: <a
href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/placing-young-people-in-custody-guide-for-youth-justice-practitioners"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/placing-young-people-in-custody-guide-for-youth-justice-practitioners</a>.</p>
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