| answer text |
<p>Discipline Procedures are central to the maintenance of a safe custodial environment.
They are provided for by the Young Offender Institution (YOI) Rules which require
adjudications to be conducted lawfully, fairly and justly, and for young people to
have a full opportunity to hear what is alleged against them and to present their
case. A possible outcome of an adjudication hearing is for a young person to be removed
from their wing or living unit for a period of up to 21 days under YOI R 60 (1) (g).
Removal from unit means that the young person is relocated to other accommodation
within the establishment but otherwise continues to participate, as far as possible,
in normal regime activities. No young people were given an adjudication award of removal
from unit at Feltham in 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Young people in custody are some of the
most vulnerable people in society and their safety and welfare is our highest priority.
We aim to use segregation as little as possible, but there are occasions when behaviour
is so challenging and violent that it is necessary to remove a young person from association
in order to guarantee their safety and that of others.</p><p> </p><p>Young people
detained in under 18 public sector Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) must only be
segregated when absolutely necessary. This may be to protect the safety of persons
living in, working in or visiting an establishment, for their own protection, for
a short period pending an adjudication hearing or to maintain order and discipline.
Young people must be segregated under the proper authority as provided by the YOI
Rules. Any decision to segregate a young person is subject to regular review and a
range of safeguarding measures are in place to ensure appropriate oversight of their
care. There are careful limits placed on the length of time for which young people
can be separated and they cannot be segregated as a punishment.</p><p>Table A below
shows the ethnicity of young people located in the Care and Separation Unit (CSU)
at Feltham in each month of 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Table A</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Jan</p></td><td><p>Feb</p></td><td><p>Mar</p></td><td><p>Apr</p></td><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>Aug</p></td><td><p>Sept</p></td><td><p>Oct</p></td><td><p>Nov</p></td><td><p>Dec</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White
British</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White
Irish</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White
Other</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not
Stated</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>We are unable to give a definitive reason for the dips and spikes in figures
around particular months in the table above as it is normal for the numbers to fluctuate.
However, we know that this is consistent with data on assaults from the establishment
which may be a contributory factor. We also know that in October there were a number
of multi perpetrator assaults which led to a large number of young people being segregated
for short periods of time in the immediate aftermath.</p><p> </p><p>Information on
the number of young people located on Feltham’s CSU who have an identified mental
health condition, and information on the number of young people subject to Feltham’s
single unlock policy, is not collected centrally. In order to provide this information
we would need to check individual records and this could only be done at disproportionate
cost.</p><p> </p>
|
|
