
The units, such as the Keppel Unit in Wetherby YOI – a 48-bed unit providing specialist support to young males aged 15 to 17 – will be tailored to meet the needs of young people who have complex needs that cannot be addressed in mainstream provision.
The expansion of specialist provision comes against a backdrop of a reduction in young people being sentenced or remanded to custody, which has in turn led to the decommissioning of places.
The secure estate strategy sets out plans to continue with its programme of decommissioning with a greater emphasis on reducing beds in secure training centres and secure children’s homes.
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