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Transparency data

Youth custody data

Monthly statistics on the population in custody of children and young people within the secure estate.

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Youth custody report: August 2026

Details

Monthly statistics on the population in custody of children and young people within secure children’s homes (SCH)/Oasis Restore Secure School (ORSS), secure training centres (STCs) and young offender institutions (YOIs).

This publication includes data on children and young people aged 10 to 18+ years in the children and young person secure estate.

Data are provided on a trend basis dating back to 2000 to 2001 and 2015 to 2016 onwards for more detailed data.

The publication contains more detailed information on the make-up of the custody population by ethnicity, sex, age, religious belief, legal basis, offence group, sector type, region of establishment, region of Youth Justice Service and distance from home.

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