Annual youth justice statistics collated by the Youth Justice Board (YJB) show that young people in custody are increasingly likely to self-harm, be subjected to restraint techniques and commit assault than at any time in the past five years.
The figures show that there were 2,932 assaults by young people in custody during 2013/14 – an increase of seven per cent compared with 2,749 assaults in 2012/13. The number of assaults per 100 young people increased from 10.1 in 2012/13 to 14.6 in 2013/14. A total of 28 of the assaults were described as “serious” and required hospital treatment.
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