A joint letter from Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission and HM Inspectorate of Prisons, has been sent to Justice Secretary Dominic Raab following a full inspection at Oakhill earlier this month.
It found that vulnerable children face frequent violence and excessive use of force at Oakhill, while living conditions are “dilapidated”.
Inspectors criticised the Milton Keynes centre, over “unjustifiable – and in some cases unlawful – levels of force being used on children as young as 15”.
“Staff lack the skill to carry out restraint safely, while oversight of the use of force is inadequate”, inspectors found, adding that systems for keeping children safe are in “disarray”, leaving children at risk of serious harm.
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