Secure Accommodation: Young Offenders
Commons · Question 122805 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate has his department made of the size of the (a) youth custody population, (b) youth secure estate for the next five years.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 1 Apr 2026
During the last 12 months, the population of the youth secure estate has varied in the range 440 to 510. Work on future projections is in hand, but owing to the small numbers involved and consequent volatility, there are difficulties in generating robust ...