TABLE 1.
Number (percentage) of young persons in secure care placed outside their (UK) region and >50/>100 miles from their family or local authority and with previous placements, according to legislative framework under which placed
| All secure care (n = 1080) | Mental health (n = 254) | Welfare (n = 80) | YJS (n = 746) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placed outside home region | 670 (62.0) | 162 (63.8) | 67 (83.8) | 441 (59.1) |
| >50 miles from home | 647 (59.9) | 164 (64.6) | 67 (83.8) | 416 (55.8) |
| >100 miles from home | 285 (26.4) | 86 (33.9) | 59 (73.8) | 140 (18.8) |
| n = 1178 | n = 273 | n = 85 | n = 820 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Previous placement (away from home) | 847 (71.9) | 250 (91.6) | 82 (96.5) | 515 (62.8) |
| Previous secure placement | 550 (47.9) | 151 (56.3) | 22 (26.8) | 377 (47.2) |
| Admitted from secure care | 194 (17.3) | 77 (29.6) | 7 (9.0) | 110 (14.0) |
| n = 972 | n = 246 | n = 71 | n = 655 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of previous placements | ||||
| 1 | 191 (19.7) | 55 (22.4) | 10 (14.1) | 126 (19.2) |
| 2–3 | 210 (21.6) | 91 (37.0) | 17 (23.9) | 102 (15.6) |
| 4–9 | 186 (19.1) | 66 (26.8) | 32 (45.1) | 88 (13.4) |
| ≥10 | 54 (5.6) | 11 (4.5) | 9 (12.7) | 34 (5.2) |
Note: Overall n for ‘Previous secure placement’ and ‘Admitted from secure’ were 1149 (MH n = 268, Welfare n = 82, YJS n = 799) and 1123 (MH n = 260, Welfare n = 78, YJS n = 785), respectively; Percentages were calculated from available data.
Abbreviation: YJS, Youth Justice System.