Research and analysis

Secure placements for children: how local authorities use them

How local authorities use placements for children in a secure setting.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 21 December 2016

Applies to England

Documents

Local authority use of secure placements

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78105-619-6, DFE-RR515

PDF, 879 KB, 74 pages

Details

A report about children placed in secure accommodation on ‘welfare’ grounds, in order to prevent them from harming themselves or others.

It examines how local authorities use secure accommodation and discusses:

• the purpose of secure care
• the decision-making process when placing a child
• alternative forms of local authority provision
• whether more evidence is needed on secure accommodation and how this could be collected

Published 21 December 2016