The secure academy is set to open on the site of Medway secure training centre in late 2023, three years later than planned, after being hit by a series of delays.
It will be known as Oasis Restore, the website states, and will be funded by the Ministry of Justice and NHS England and Improvement (NHSE&I) through a funding agreement as opposed to a commercial contract.
Oasis Restore will be dual registered as a 16-19 academy and secure children’s home, and will be inspected by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission, according to the website. The first inspection is expected to take place within three years of the setting opening.
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