Annual statistics published by the Youth Justice Board and Ministry of Justice show that in 2016/17 there were a total of 4,527 incidents of physical restraint - compared with 4,315 in 2015/16 - a rise of 4.9 per cent. The 2016/17 figure equates to a restraint rate of 32.1 per 100 young people held in custody - the highest figure on record.
Meanwhile, the number of self-harm incidents per 100 young people rose from 8.9 in 2015/16 to nine in 2016/17. In 2012 the figure stood at 5.1.
And the number of assaults per 100 young people rose from 19.3 in 2015/16 to 19.5 in 2016/17. The figure had been 9.8 in 2012.
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