PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Young Offenders: Housing (19 October 2022)

The Government published the Concordat on Children in Custody in 2017 which clearly sets out the statutory duties of the police and local authorities, and provides a protocol for how transfers of children from custody to local authority accommodation should work in practice. The Home Office is also working with the Metropolitan Police Service regarding its Children in Custody Golden Hour Information Exchange pilot. This pilot with three local authority areas aims to put in place early liaison to ensure more children refused bail receive better accommodation support.

The Spending Review 2021 maintains and increases capacity in secure and open residential children’s homes by making available £259 million over the Spending Review period so more children can receive the care they need.