Submission to the Justice Select Committee inquiry into children and young adults in the secure estate in England and Wales

“The current landscape of custodial settings for children is not fit for purpose in meeting the complex needs and welfare requirements of children and young people. Young Offender Institutions and Oakhill secure training centre routinely fail to provide a safe and rehabilitative environment and instead, these institutions tend to intensify children’s trauma and negative experiences. 

“While secure children’s homes also experience challenges and can offer variable provision, it is the view of the Howard League that only such smaller, intensive settings can meet the needs of children in custody.”

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