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<p>The safety and well-being of children in custody is of utmost importance. We are
committed to containing the spread of COVID-19 within all secure settings, including
in secure children’s homes (SCHs) – all of which are abiding by the principles of
physical distancing within revised regimes.</p><p>The End of Custody Temporary Release
(ECTR) scheme does not currently apply to SCHs.</p><p>Although there are currently
no children in SCHs who would meet the public or child protection criteria for ECTR,
we will determine how to extend ECTR to SCHs should it become necessary i.e. a child
is identified as potentially being or becoming in-scope.</p>
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