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<p>The youth secure estate comprises under 18 Young Offender Institutions (YOIs),
Secure Training Centres (STCs) and Secure Children’s Homes. These three sectors have
a range of staffing ratios in order to meet the wide ranging needs of young people
in custody. Young people are placed in establishments that can most effectively manage
their individual needs.</p><p> </p><p>The information set out in Table 1 refers to
the number of young people per prison officer in each public sector YOI establishment
that holds under 18s. Where an establishment accommodates different age groups the
ratios reflect staffing in the entire establishment. For this reason the ratios shown
may not reflect actual staffing levels in the under 18 units.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table
1: The number of young people per prison officer (including specialists)</strong></p><p><strong>in
public sector YOIs holding young people aged under 18, 2010 to 2015</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cookham
Wood</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Downview</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>3.9</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastwood
Park</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feltham</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foston
Hall</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hindley</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Huntercombe</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke
Heath</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warren
Hill</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Werrington</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wetherby</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. ‘-‘indicates that the establishment was not holding under 18s
at the date in question.</p><p>2. Staff to young person ratios in public sector Prison
Service establishments is reported as the number of prisoners held in an establishment
divided by the number prison officers (including specialists) employed. Ratios do
not reflect the number of officers on duty at any particular moment.</p><p>3. Data
presented relates to monthly snapshots taken in each year since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>STCs
provide a secure environment where young people can be educated and rehabilitated.
They differ from YOIs in that they have a higher staff to young people ratio and are
smaller in size.</p><p> </p><p>STCs are required to operate above minimum staffing
levels specified by the YJB for different times of day. These are monitored by the
YJB and have not changed since 2010. Minimum staffing levels for the normal operating
model are illustrated in Table 2, which also indicates unit sizes at each of the four
establishments.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2: Minimum staffing levels for STCs by
unit size</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Unit size</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Minimum
staffing levels</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5
bed</p></td><td><p>2 custodial staff:5 young people</p></td><td><p>Medway, Rainsbrook</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6
bed</p></td><td><p>2 custodial staff:6 young people</p></td><td><p>Medway, Rainsbrook</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7
bed</p></td><td><p>2 custodial staff:7 young people</p></td><td><p>Hassockfield</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8
bed</p></td><td><p>3 custodial staff:8 young people</p></td><td><p>Medway, Oakhill,
Rainsbrook</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p>
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