Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2018 to Question 150138 on Youth Custody, what the timeframe is for the evaluation of the performance of secure schools; and what criteria his Department uses for that evaluation.

The Ministry of Justice is still considering the exact criteria that will inform the evaluation process for Secure Schools. As part of this work we published a draft version of our guide on ‘How to Apply to Run a Secure School’ on 1 June, seeking the views of current and potential service providers as well as interested stakeholders. Their feedback will help inform the final version of the guide and the process and criteria that we use to evaluate performance.