A recent rise in the use of remand for children suspected of committing offences has been blamed on "misguided" practice by magistrates and a shortage of non-custodial options.
Research from charity Transform Justice reveals child remand rates rose from 21 per cent to 30 per cent between March 2017 and June 2018 - reaching the highest monthly figure for 10 years and despite falling youth custody levels overall.
Its report - Path of little resistance: is pre-trial detention of children really a last resort? - states children are being remanded for very short periods. The average is 24 nights, although 31 per cent last a week or less.
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