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Separation is used where there is a clear risk of harm, in order to prevent harm to the child or young person separated, or to others. Separation can be critical to reduce the risk of harm, but should be a last resort when managing behaviour.<\/p>

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In accordance with recommendations made by H M Inspectorate of Prisons, the Youth Custody Service (YCS) has developed and implemented a new policy framework on use of separation in the youth estate. This was published in April 2022, together with a new system for gathering data and managing instances of separation.\u202f\u202fIt applies to all children and young people in the Youth Estate, including 18-year-olds. A review of the first 12 months\u2019 delivery is in progress.<\/p>

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The YCS has taken a range of actions to improve use of separation in the youth estate, including providing additional resources to ensure effective management and to improve national and local oversight. It is working hard to improve regime and time-out-of-room for all children.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4362", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Edward Argar"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Charnwood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Edward Argar"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-02-29", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-02-29T16:40:54.103Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-02-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Youth Custody"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 19 February 2024 to Question 13383, what steps he is taking to reduce the amount young people aged 18 or over in the youth secure estate who are separated from their peers for more than seven days.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4698", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Janet Daby"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Lewisham East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Janet Daby"} ], "uin" : "15166"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1687867", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1687867/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

It has never been the policy automatically to transfer young people to the adult estate on reaching the age of 18. Some 18-year-olds have always been managed in the youth estate, when they were nearing the end of their sentence or it was deemed to be the most appropriate location for them.<\/p>

While there can be benefits for the individual young person in remaining in the youth secure estate beyond the age of 18, it is necessary also to have regard to the wider effect on the youth estate, and to the needs of the secure estate as a whole. The cohort of 18-year-olds within the estate is monitored closely. Performance data and local intelligence help to inform placement and transition decisions.<\/p>

All decisions whether to relocate are taken on a case-by case basis, considering both the needs of the individual young person and the safety and safeguarding of others. Where appropriate, some 18-year-olds continue to be moved into the adult estate. Newly-sentenced or -remanded 18-year-olds continue to be placed into over-18 establishments.<\/p>

Young people over the age of 18 will not be placed in the Oasis Restore School, but the interim policy of retaining 18-year-olds in youth custody will apply to the school when it opens in Spring 2024.<\/p>

As this is an interim policy, we envisage that, when it concludes, the number of young people over 18 in the youth estate will return to previous levels. We plan to review the interim policy towards the end of 2024.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4362", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Edward Argar"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Charnwood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Edward Argar"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-02-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "13384"} , {"_value" : "13388"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-02-14T13:50:13.633Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-02-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Youth Custody"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of people aged 18 or over in the youth secure estate.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4698", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Janet Daby"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Lewisham East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Janet Daby"} ], "uin" : "13378"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1687869", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1687869/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

I refer the honourable Member to the answer I gave to Question 8178 on 11 January 2024: Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament.<\/a><\/p>

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There is no difference in the average cost to public purse if an 18-year-old remains within the youth secure estate upon reaching the age of 18. Newly-sentenced or remanded 18-year-olds are placed into adult establishments.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4362", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Edward Argar"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Charnwood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Edward Argar"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-02-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-02-19T09:46:48.367Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-02-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Youth Custody"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost to the public purse is of a person aged 18 or over being placed in the children\u2019s secure estate.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4698", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Janet Daby"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Lewisham East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Janet Daby"} ], "uin" : "13380"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1687875", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1687875/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The latest 12-month period for which data are available is 01 April 2022 to 31 March 2023. During that period, 56 young people aged 18 or over in the youth secure estate were separated for more than seven days. All of these were in young offender institutions.<\/p>

In making the above calculation, the following rules were applied:<\/p>