Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 14 May 2018 to Question 141024, on Young Offender Institutions, if he will publish that same information (a) per young person and (b) by age.

The safety and welfare of young people held in custody is one of our highest priorities and is fundamental to the proper functioning of our justice system. We are committed to reforming youth custody so that it is safer for both young people and staff, as well as being better equipped to help young people turn their lives around.

However, as was stated in the answer to the original PQ, we do not centrally hold this data broken down per young person. We also do not centrally hold this data broken down by age. These figures could only be provided at disproportionate cost by collating the information from individual records held locally at each establishment.

The Youth Custody Service (YCS) is currently in the process of moving all custodial data and information from the Youth Justice Board (YJB) following the creation of the YCS in September 2017. The second phase of this project will be to review datasets and improve the quality of information available. Separation data will be included in this review.