In just two months a major educational shake-up will see responsibility for education and training provision for 16- to 19-year-olds switch from the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) to local authorities.
As well as having major implications for mainstream education, the change will apply to the less documented services provided for young people in secure training centres and young offender institutions (YOIs).
Last month, it emerged that young people in YOIs received an average of 27.5 hours per week of education, training and personal development, slightly above the Youth Justice Board (YJB) target of 25 hours per week. But concerns persist over differences in provision across the secure estate.
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