Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours on average per day young people have spent unlocked from their rooms in Oakhill Secure Training Centre in each month of 2018 to date.

The requested information is provided below.

Average hours spent unlocked from room, by month in 2018

Information for May is not yet available.

Data on average hours per day young people have spent unlocked from their rooms are collected by the provider and submitted to the Youth Custody Service via summary level monthly returns. The data are not extracted from YCS systems.

These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing and can be subject to change over time.

Good education in and out of the classroom and purposeful activity are the key to unlocking a secure and stable future for young people and I am determined to drive forward our comprehensive reforms so that young people are equipped with the skills to live successful, crime-free lives on release.