A joint assurance visit by Ofsted, HM Inspectors of Prisons (HMIP) and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) revealed that children as young as 15 years old were only allowed out of cells for half an hour a day for 14 days and banned from any “meaningful interaction” with other children.
Charlie Taylor, chief inspector of prisons, said: “This practice had been going on for seven months since the beginning of the lockdown and only stopped when it was pointed out by inspectors. It is extremely concerning that this was allowed to happen by Rainsbrook and the Youth Custody Service (YCS).”
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