Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many autistic children are in solitary confinement in assessment and treatment units.
This information is not collected centrally.
We have asked the Care Quality Commission to undertake an in-depth review into the use of long term segregation and prolonged seclusion in health and care settings. Its recommendations will help to eliminate inappropriate restrictive practices and ensure that vulnerable people are provided with dignified and compassionate care.