Chief inspector of prisons Peter Clarke has released a report detailing both good practice and concerns at Cookham Wood in Kent, Parc in South Wales and Wetherby in Yorkshire.
Inspectors who carried out short scrutiny visits at all three establishments reported “swift and generally good action by managers to keep children safe”.
However, children were living under restricted regimes and inspectors noted concerns over “inconsistencies and variations in practice across the three settings visited”, the report states.
All three facilities hold children aged 15-17 and 18-year-olds at the end of their sentence or awaiting transfer to an adult prison. At the time of the inspections, on 21 April, Cookham Wood held 148 young people, Wetherby 223 and Parc, which is run by G4S rather than the Youth Custody Service, had 34.
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