CYP Now - Too early to measure impact of improvements at Oakhill STC, say inspectors

Inspectors have welcomed improvements to support for young people at Oakhill Secure Training Centre (STC) but warned that "it is too soon” to establish whether they are leading to better care for children.

Oakhill was issued with an improvement notice last year. Picture: G4S

Inspectors visiting the Milton Keynes STC also noted that while levels of violence and the use of force had recently reduced, they “are still high”.

Last year the STC was issued with an urgent notification of improvement due to “unlawful” levels of force being used by staff on children. This followed inspectors rating its support as “inadequate”, saying the establishment “barely met minimum standards of human decency”.

Following their visit in May the joint inspection team, including health, Ofsted and prisons inspectors, noted that there is now far greater mixing of children and restrictions on their movements have been relaxed.

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