A joint inspection of Oakhill Secure Training Centre (STC) in Milton Keynes by Ofsted, the Prisons Inspectorate and the Care Quality Commission, rated the wellbeing, achievement and resettlement of young people at the establishment as good.
Inspectors found that senior managers have “a clear shared determination to achieve continuous improvement” and staff have good relationships with young people.
Meanwhile, incidents of bullying were addressed robustly and taken seriously by staff, with a successful rewards and sanctions scheme encouraging young people to modify their behaviour.
However inspectors found that policies around child protection need to be revised.
“At the present time, safeguarding concerns such as peer assault [and] abuse allegations that occur in the centre are not routinely referred to Milton Keynes children’s social care for decisions about next steps,” the report states.
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