Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that senior leaders in Young Offender Institutes respond rapidly to an Ofsted requires improvement grade.

To improve the quality of education, learning services are designed to be flexible and adaptable. They are reviewed annually, following completion of a needs analysis that evaluates the success, progress, and achievement of each course, assessing the interests of children, their prior attainment, and their changing needs. The Youth Custody Services use all the mechanisms available under the contract to drive progress.

The Children and Young People’s Strategy that is being developed will provide greater detail about our long-term vision for the future of the youth estate, with education and wellbeing at its centre.