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Written question asked by Rudi Vis (Labour) on Thursday, 9 July 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 July 2009. It was answered by Maria Eagle (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 September 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Aylesbury Young Offender Institution

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many boys have been physically restrained in Aylesbury Young Offender Institution in each month since January 2009; and whether injuries were sustained by the young offender in each case.
Answer

Restraint is only ever to be used by staff as a last resort, when all other approaches have either not succeeded or would not be appropriate.Because of violent and sometimes dangerous behaviour, there are occasions on which use of physical restraint is unavoidable. We must consider the interests and safety of everyone in the establishment—other young people, staff and visitors—as well as that of the young person whose behaviour is causing problems.The number of incidents of control and restraint, together with the number and type of injuries sustained as a result, are set out in the table. The figures have been provided from records held at the establishment.

Number of C and R incidents Number of injuries as a result of C and R
January 12 1
February 22 1
March 29 1
April 23 2
May 22 5
June 17 0
Total 125 10

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
496 c1765-6W; 286869
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Restraint techniques HMP/YOI Aylesbury
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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