A significant number of children and young people with learning disabilities, autism or complex needs are detained in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Tier 4 inpatient hospitals or adult mental health hospitals. For example, in February 2019, 850 children and young people aged up to 24 with learning disabilities or autism were detained in hospital, with 205 of them aged under 18. A recent report from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) examined the use of long-term segregation on mental health wards and information from 89 registered providers showed 62 people who were in segregation, 20 of whom were children aged up to 18 and 14 young people aged 18-24.
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