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Written question asked by Baroness Stern (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour) on Tuesday, 6 May 2008.

Young Offenders

Question
asked Her Majesty's Government:How many occasions was restraint or restraint involving pain distraction used between 1 January and 31 March in (a) Hassockfield, (b) Rainsbrook, (c) Medway, and (d) Oakhill secure training centres.
Answer

The following table, based on information provided by the Youth Justice Board, shows the number of restrictive physical interventions (RPIs) in secure training centres between 1 January and 31 March 2008.

RPIs January 2008 February 2008 March 2008
Hassockfield 27 32 20
Rainsbrook 18 16 24
Oakhill 35 61 118
Medway 75 36 41
Total 155 145 203

The table below, also based on data supplied by the Youth Justice Board, shows the number of such incidents that involved the use of a distraction technique.

Distractions January 2008 February 2008 March 2008
Hassockfield 1 0 1
Rainsbrook 0 0 1
Oakhill 0 1 1
Medway 0 1 0
Total 1 2 3

"Data provided by the Youth Justice Board from administrative computer systems. The distraction techniques used in this period was the thumb technique."

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
701 c63-4WA; 3181
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Young offenders Restraint techniques Medway Secure Training Centre Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre Hassockfield Secure Training Centre Oakhill Secure Training Centre
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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