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<p>The information requested is in table 1 below relating to under 18 year olds in
custody and is taken from provisional figures included within the regularly published
Youth Custody data;</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-custody-data"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-custody-data</a></p><p>We
are committed to tackling the over-representation of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic
children in the youth justice system. In building on the Lammy Review, we are taking
a broader view of how we can tackle the systemic causes of disproportionality across
the system and engaging with key stakeholders, including other government departments,
to develop proposals for intervention.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Jun-18</p></td><td><p>Jul-18</p></td><td><p>Aug-18</p></td><td><p>Sep-18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BAME
young people in custody</p></td><td><p>413</p></td><td><p>415</p></td><td><p>409</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>%
BAME of total under-18 custodial population (excluding unknowns)</p></td><td><p>48%</p></td><td><p>48%</p></td><td><p>47%</p></td><td><p>47%</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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