This begs a host of questions, of course. And it might be conceded that there is something of a lottery, in that placement depends on the availability of appropriate beds on the day a young person is sentenced. But that is very different from the situation being a "complete and total" lottery. Whenever possible, vulnerability assessments and the age of the offender determine the type of institution in which they will be placed.
The juvenile secure estate consists of three types of institution: prison service and privately run young offender institutions (YOIs); secure training centres (STCs) and local authority secure children's homes (LASCHs). The costs of provision vary enormously, from about 50,000 per place a year for YOIs, to about 200,000 a year for a place in a LASCH. A bed in an STC costs about 150,000 a year.
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