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Written question asked by Janet Daby (Labour) on Thursday, 14 December 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 December 2023. It was answered by Edward Argar (Conservative) on Thursday, 21 December 2023 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


HMYOI Werrington: Abuse

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 December 2023 to Question 5302 on Werrington Young Offender Institution: Abuse, what support the Youth Custody Service has provided to to Werrington Youth Offender Institute to help reduce the number of safeguarding referrals made by that institute.

Answer

The Youth Custody Service Safeguarding Team have completed several support visits to HMYOI Werrington in recent months to help them improve their safeguarding practices and ensure new processes are being embedded effectively. This also includes a recent visit from the Head of Operations in the week commencing 11 December 2023. The Safeguarding Team also ensured that HMYOI Werrington have an effective triage system for all child protection referrals that arise at the site, ensuring that the site’s safeguarding team review all referrals in a timely manner and if required, refer immediately to a child’s Local Authority Designated Officer.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
7114
Session
2023-24
Related items
HMYOI Werrington: Abuse
Thursday, 14 December 2023
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Abuse Youth Custody Service HMYOI Werrington
Link
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