Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children suffered injuries during the use of restraint in each custodial institution in each of the last five years.
The safety and welfare of young people held in custody is our highest priority. Restraint is only ever used as a last resort, where there is a risk of harm, and no other form of intervention is possible or appropriate. Every incident of restraint is reviewed by the establishment, this includes looking at whether any lessons can be learned for the future.
Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint (MMPR) has been specifically developed for use by staff working with young people in custody. MMPR provides a greater emphasis on managing challenging behaviour without resorting to restraint and also stresses the importance of accurate reporting to enable the ongoing analysis of its effectiveness. It also includes restraint techniques which have, for the first time, been assessed by an independent panel of medical and behaviour management experts, the Restraint Advisory Board.
MMPR has been rolled out in all the Secure Training Centres and under 18 Young Offender Institutions. There are no plans to implement this method of restraint in Secure Children’s Homes who have their own restraint procedures.
We do not collect data on the number of children injured during restraint but data is available on injuries sustained as a result of a Restrictive Physical intervention (RPI), this is provided in the table below for children and young people in Secure Training Centres, Secure Children’s Homes and under 18 Young Offender Institutions in the last five years. RPI is defined as ‘’any occasion when force is used with the intention of overpowering or to overpower a young person’’. Over power is defined as ‘’restricting movement or mobility”.
2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | |
Secure Children's Home Total | 169 | 158 | 156 | 123 | 123 |
Aldine House | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
Atkinson Unit* | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Aycliffe | 36 | 51 | 24 | 15 | 14 |
Barton Moss | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 |
Clayfields | 16 | 11 | 29 | 32 | 16 |
East Moor (Adel Beck) | 15 | 35 | 30 | 27 | 28 |
Gladstone Unit* | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Hillside | 29 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 5 |
Kyloe House* | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Lincolnshire | 16 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 19 |
Orchard Lodge* | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Redbank* | 29 | 14 | 12 | 0 | .. |
Sutton Place* | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Swanwick Lodge | 15 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 6 |
Vinney Green | 12 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 10 |
Secure Training Centre Total | 336 | 243 | 247 | 136 | 148 |
Hassockfield* | 140 | 78 | 82 | 28 | .. |
Medway | 78 | 96 | 54 | 24 | 30 |
Oakhill | 31 | 23 | 34 | 34 | 58 |
Rainsbrook | 87 | 46 | 77 | 50 | 60 |
Young Offender Institution Total | 685 | 590 | 309 | 170 | 106 |
Ashfield* | 84 | 53 | 1 | .. | .. |
Brinsford* | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Castington* | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Castington (Oswald Unit)* | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cookham Wood | 61 | 28 | 22 | 85 | 26 |
Downview* | 3 | 6 | 0 | .. | .. |
Eastwood Park* | 1 | 0 | 0 | .. | .. |
Feltham | 50 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
Feltham (Heron Unit)* | 6 | 1 | 0 | .. | .. |
Foston Hall* | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Hindley* | 164 | 131 | 121 | 24 | .. |
Huntercombe* | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Lancaster Farms* | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
New Hall* | 0 | 1 | 0 | .. | .. |
Parc | 79 | 36 | 24 | 16 | 35 |
Stoke Heath* | 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Thorn Cross* | |||||
Warren Hill* | 52 | 71 | 2 | .. | .. |
Warren Hill (Carlford Unit)* | 1 | 1 | 0 | .. | .. |
Werrington | 85 | 53 | 23 | 10 | 13 |
Wetherby - Keppel Unit | 17 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 4 |
Wetherby | 82 | 167 | 93 | 22 | 17 |
Please note:
* = The YJB withdrew from this establishment at some point during the time period given.
.. = Not applicable