Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many visits to the youth secure estate have (a) he, (b) the Minister for Prisons, Parole and Probation, (c) the Chief Executive of HMPPS and (d) the Director of the Youth Custody Service undertaken in the last 12 months.

Ministers and senior officials continue to work closely with leaders across the youth secure estate, in a variety of forums. During the last 12 months, the Minister for Prisons, Parole and Probation made three site visits to youth secure establishments, and the Executive Director of the Youth Custody Service made 16. The Secretary of State for Justice and the Chief Executive of HMPPS did not make any visits in the timeframe requested.

The current and previous Executive Director for the Youth Custody Service have visited HMYOI Werrington on numerous occasions, the most recent being 28 September 2023.