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<p>Please see the recent survey by HM Inspectorate Prisons of young people under 18
in Young Offender Institutions, 81% of BME young people reported having been excluded
from school:</p><p><a href="http://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/inspections/children-in-custody-2013-14/#.VJAwLY1trIU"
target="_blank">http://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/inspections/children-in-custody-2013-14/#.VJAwLY1trIU</a></p><p>The
Government is transforming youth custody to put education at the heart of detention
and equip young offenders with the skills, qualifications and self-discipline they
need to lead productive, law-abiding lives on release. On 15 December new contracts
were awarded which will more than double the current average number of hours of education
provided in Young Offender Institutions each week and the Government intends that
education will be at the heart of the new Secure College opening in 2017.</p>
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