Response: Justice Select Committee inquiry on children in custody

We responded to the Justice Select Committee inquiry into children and young people in custody.

Our response covers a range of topics including custody as a last resort; Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) children in custody; the harm of the secure estate; staffing; restraint; placements; and resettlement.

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Full Response: Response: Justice Committee inquiry on children and young people in custody *

*Please note, this response was published under our previous name of the Standing Committee for Youth Justice (SCYJ)