Following last month’s announcement by the Ministry of Justice that it intends to develop a network of secure colleges, proposed legislation was laid down in parliament yesterday as part of the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill to pave the way for their creation.
The bill sets out that a secure college custody officer will be permitted to “use reasonable force where necessary” to “ensure good order and discipline”.
Under the current wording of the bill, force will also be permitted to:
The circumstances under which force and restraint can be used against young people in custody is tightly controlled.
But allowing staff to use force to maintain good order and discipline appears to go against a 2008 legal ruling.
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