Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of conditions and the performance of staff at Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre.

The safety and welfare of young people in custody is vital and the Ministry of Justice takes the issues raised in the recent Rainsbrook inspection report extremely seriously. We have taken immediate action to make sure these are being addressed by the operator, and the Youth Justice Board (YJB) are closely monitoring the implementation of an action plan.

A further unannounced inspection will take place in the Autumn. If G4S fail to resolve the issues raised, further contractual remedies are available, including contract termination.

Contracts for the Medway and Rainsbrook Secure Training Centres are currently being retendered. It would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage.