Detention and Training Orders: Children
(asked on 31st January 2025) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of children under 18 that have received detention and training orders have had an identified SEND issue since 2023.
This question was answered on 6th February 2025
From 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2024, 429 children (under 18) were admitted into the Children and Young People Secure Estate under a detention and training order. Of these, 44% (where information is known) were identified as having special educational needs or disabilities. These figures are derived from responses gathered to inform placement decisions, and do not represent formal diagnoses.