What does it mean? A local authority secure children's home (LASCH) is a children's home run and managed by a local authority where the child is not able to leave. Previously known as local authority secure units (LASUs), LASCHs provide care and accommodation to children who have either been placed there for the protection of themselves and others (welfare placements) or by the Youth Justice Board (YJB) under criminal legislation.
Young people who are sent to LASCHs by the YJB tend to be the most vulnerable young offenders whose problems have contributed to their criminal behaviour. Many are serving a Detention and Training Order, which is a two-part custodial sentence for 12- to 17-year-olds focused on training and rehabilitation.
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