Crime reduction charity Nacro will publish its youth crime briefing, Remands to Local Authority Accommodation: Secure and Non Secure, later this month.
It will show the number of court-ordered remands to local authority accommodation fell by 43 per cent over four years, from 2,613 in 2002/03 to 1,493 in 2006/07.
When young people aged 10 to 16 are refused bail before a trial, they can be remanded to local authority accommodation by the courts as an alternative to custody and are given looked-after child status. They are placed in the same types of accommodation as looked-after children.
Tim Bateman, senior youth policy development officer at crime reduction charity Nacro, said: "Because demand for local auth-ority accommodation fell, it could be seen that courts have less confidence in it."
Register Now to Continue Reading
Thank you for visiting Children & Young People Now and making use of our archive of more than 60,000 expert features, topics hubs, case studies and policy updates. Why not register today and enjoy the following great benefits:
What's Included
-
Free access to 4 subscriber-only articles per month
-
Email newsletter providing advice and guidance across the sector
Already have an account? Sign in here
