Research and analysis
Secure placements for children: how local authorities use them
How local authorities use placements for children in a secure setting.
Applies to England
Documents
Details
A report about children placed in secure accommodation on ‘welfare’ grounds, in order to prevent them from harming themselves or others.
It examines how local authorities use secure accommodation and discusses:
- the purpose of secure care
- the decision-making process when placing a child
- alternative forms of local authority provision
- whether more evidence is needed on secure accommodation and how this could be collected
Published 21 December 2016