Youth Justice Board
(asked on 18th July 2018) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list the Youth Justice Board publications concerned with safeguarding children in the secure estate commissioned and published in the last five years.
Following the government’s youth justice reform programme, announced in December 2016, responsibility and accountability for Youth Justice custodial provision transferred from the Youth Justice Board (YJB) to the Youth Custody Service (YCS); a distinct arm of HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS).
The YCS assumed operational responsibility for the day to day running of youth secure services; including the youth secure estate (YSE), secure escorts, the placement of children remanded or sentenced to custody and the management of performance across the YSE, with effect from 1 September 2017.
The YJB’s Safeguarding Statement, which is published online, outlines its ongoing commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in contact with the youth justice system, as well as supporting the youth justice sector in the delivery of their safeguarding duties.
All of the YJB business and corporate plans published over the last five years are concerned with safeguarding children in the youth justice system; including those in the secure estate.
Key YJB commissioned and published documents concerned with safeguarding children include the following:
Children in Custody 2016–17: An analysis of 12–18-year-olds’ perceptions of their experiences
in secure training centres and young offender institutions which is available online at
YJB Safeguarding Report April 2013 – March 2015 which is available online at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/486686/Safeguarding_Report.pdf
Deaths of Children in Custody: Action Taken, Lessons Learnt (2014) which is available online at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/yjb-plan-to-prevent-deaths-of-children-in-custody
Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint, safeguarding processes, governance arrangements, and roles and responsibilities (2015) which is available online at