Ministry of Justice (MoJ) statistics show that Werrington, Wetherby and Feltham YOIs have consistently failed to deliver enough purposeful activity during the week, with children spending even longer in their cells at weekends.
The figures, which show monthly averages for time out of cell and education provision in each YOI between January 2024 and February 2025, were given in response to parliamentary questions and Freedom of Information Act requests from the Howard League.
It is a legal requirement that YOIs must deliver at least 15 hours of education per week to children of statutory school age – but the charity says this is the bare minimum and that the government expects prisons to provide more.
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