Last week CYP Now revealed that a total of 11 allegations of sexual abuse were made by young people in the secure estate during 2013/14 – five allegations of sexual abuse by a member of staff and a further six allegations of sexual abuse by another young person.
Due to the fact the allegations emerged as a result of a survey of young people in the secure estate, the exact scale of the issue, and the veracity of the allegations made, is unclear.
However, neither the Youth Justice Board (YJB) nor the National Offender Management Service (NOMS), which manages young offender institutions (YOIs), have been able to supply information on how many official complaints have been made, whether allegations have been investigated and whether criminal charges and convictions have followed.
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