In his annual report on prisons in England and Wales, Charlie Taylor notes that while the number of children in custody fell to historical lows during the pandemic and noted that numbers had not increased meaningfully during the last year, “managers at all sites faced major challenges in recovering from the impact of Covid-19 and reintroducing education, offending behaviour programmes and resettlement provision”.
Despite a series of poor inspection ratings at both young offender institutions (YOIs) and secure training centres (STCs), progress in implementing recommendations to improve has been slow across all settings except Parc in Wales, Taylor said.
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