Young Offenders: Education

(asked on 8th November 2023) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 16 October 2023 to Question 200365 on Young Offenders: Education, what key performance indicators are in place for senior management teams on the levels of provision of education in Secure Children’s Homes.


Answered by
Edward Argar Portrait
Edward Argar
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
This question was answered on 17th November 2023

The Youth Custody Service holds contracts with eight Secure Children’s Homes (SCH).

These contracts include contract delivery indicators linked to performance expectations and are based on compliance with the Children’s Homes Regulations, 2015 (for England) and with the Regulated Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2017 (for Wales).

For education specifically, the contracts refer to standard 8 (the provision of education and purposeful activity). In Wales, the contracts refer to regulations around suitability of service, including the child’s personal education plan. The contract delivery indicator requires that the SCH shall ensure that each young person makes measurable educational progress while resident at the SCH.

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