Publishing a short review, The Care of Looked-after Children in Custody, Nick Hardwick said that children in the care of the local authority are over-represented in custody but are not getting the right help.
It is estimated there are about 400 children in custody at any one time who have spent time in care. But a third of custody safeguarding teams felt that some social workers tried to end their involvement while the young person was in custody.
The report, commissioned by the Youth Justice Board, found that many establishments needed to improve how they involved local authorities and develop successful links, as they have done with youth offending teams (YOTs).
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