PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Remand in Custody: Children (30 January 2023)

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the changes made to detention and training orders in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 on the number of children in custody.

Asked by:
Janet Daby (Labour)

In April 2022, an Impact Assessment was made on the changes to Detention and Training Orders (DTOs) through the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act. This included the estimated impacts on the number of children in custody. The Impact Assessment can be found on gov.uk: (Impact Assessment template (publishing.service.gov.uk).

Answered by:
Damian Hinds (Conservative)
6 February 2023