Anne Owers, who published her annual report last week, told Young People Now: "The only reason the Youth Justice Board has been able to contain custody numbers is that as soon as a child hits 18 they are put straight into an 18-plus establishment."
The report says there is a lack of purposeful activity in institutions that hold young adults. www.homeoffice.gov.uk.
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