Secure Accommodation: Bristol

(asked on 24th February 2023) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people under the age of 18 who were usually resident in Bristol were placed in secure accommodation outside Bristol in 2022.


Answered by
Damian Hinds Portrait
Damian Hinds
Minister of State (Education)
This question was answered on 6th March 2023

In 2022, there was an average of 24 contracted secure places for children and young people at Vinney Green, the only establishment in the Bristol area. In the same period an average of 12.5 places were occupied at Vinney Green.

The facility in Bristol is a secure children’s home. Secure children’s homes form one part of the youth secure estate, which also includes young offender institutions and a secure training centre. Placements take account of a range of factors, in addition to closeness to home. In each case, the aim is to place the child or young person in a facility that most suits their needs and is able to manage their risk.

In 2022, five children and young people under the supervision of the Bristol Youth Offending Team were remanded to youth detention accommodation or sentenced to custody. This figure relates solely to new admissions. All five were placed outside the Bristol area.

Admissions over the last five years are provided in the table below:

Number of new admissions (from the Community) from Bristol, 2018 to 2022 Data source: Operational Data

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Other Establishments

17

18

16

11

5

Vinney Green

5

9

0

3

0

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