Asked by: Julie Hilling (Labour - Bolton West)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of his plans for youth custody on (a) young children and (b) girls.
Answered by Andrew Selous - Second Church Estates Commissioner
We have considered the impacts of our Transforming Youth Custody proposals on different groups. We believe that Secure Colleges have the potential to deliver improved educational and rehabilitative outcomes for all the young people they will accommodate.