The controversial technique, which many children’s rights organisations and the children’s commissioner for England have called to be banned, will now appear in a separate “personal safety” element of the training, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed.
The move comes following the publication of the Independent review of pain-inducing techniques in the youth secure estate by former chair of the Youth Justice Board Charlie Taylor in June.
The long-awaited review of the pain-inducing restraint in the youth justice system stopped short of recommending an outright ban on the use of such techniques but states they should be used in exceptional circumstances.
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