Youth Justice System
Custody Figures
These figures show the number of children and young people (under 18s) in custody and are published monthly. We have also provided figures that include 18 and 19-year-olds. Even though the YJB is only responsible for under 18-year-olds, when a young person is sentenced to custody it may be that they turn 18 during their sentence. In such circumstances, the young person may stay within the secure estate for young people, as a move to an adult prison could disrupt their sentence and rehabilitation unnecessarily.
The information about secure training centres (STCs) and secure children’s homes comes from the YJB's SACHS database. Information about young people held in young offender institutions (YOIs) is mainly supplied by the Prison Service.
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Secure estate population trend 2000-2008
The red line represents the total under-18 population. The blue line includes 18 and 19-year-olds. |
July 2008
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Secure estate population for past 12 months
The red line represents the total under-18 population. The blue line includes 18 and 19-year-olds. |
During July 2008, the number of under 18-year-olds in custody decreased by 91, from 3,029 in June 2008 to 2,938. The overall population of the secure estate for children and young people, including 18-year-olds, decreased by 114.
Compared to the same point last year, the under 18-year-old population decreased by 75, while the population including 18-year-olds decreased by 289.
Total number in custody: 2,938 (under-18s)
Please note that the figures below represent the under-18 population only.
Population by gender
Population by type of facility
Population by sentences
(click on the sentence for more information)
Click to download graphs of these figures [80Kb PDF, opens in new window] and those of previous months and years. Please note that these figures represent under 18-year-olds only.
Note: For June and July 2008, the total custody figure has been drawn using daily Unlock figures from establishments with breakdowns scaled to the total. This is due to problems with the SACHS database.
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing and can be subject to change over time.