Secure Children's Homes: Strip-searching

House of Lords written question – answered at on 30 January 2007.

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Photo of Lord Carlile of Berriew Lord Carlile of Berriew Liberal Democrat

asked Her Majesty's Government:

On how many occasions strip-searching involving physical restraint occurred at Aldine House unit local authority secure children's home in relation to, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November; and

On how many occasions strip-searching involving physical restraint occurred at the Atkinson unit local authority secure children's home in relation to, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November; and

On how many occasions strip-searching involving physical restraint occurred at Aycliffe local authority secure children's home in relation to, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November 2006; and

On how many occasions strip-searching involving physical restraint occurred at Barton Moss local authority secure children's home in relation to, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November 2006; and

On how many occasions strip-searching involving physical restraint occurred at Clayfields local authority secure children's home in relation to, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November 2006; and

On how many occasions strip-searching involving physical restraint occurred at Dyson Hall local authority secure children's home in relation to, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November 2006; and

On how many occasions strip-searching involving physical restraint occurred at Hillside local authority secure children's home in relation to, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November 2006; and

On how many occasions strip-searching involving physical restraint occurred at Kesteven House local authority secure children's home in relation to, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November 2006; and

On how many occasions strip-searching involving physical restraint occurred at Vinney Green local authority secure children's home in relation to, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November 2006; and

On how many occasions strip-searching involving physical restraint occurred at Swanwick Lodge local authority secure children's home in relation to, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November 2006; and

On how many occasions strip-searching involving physical restraint occurred at Sutton Place local authority secure children's home in relation to, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November 2006; and

On how many occasions strip-searching involving physical restraint occurred at Red Bank local authority secure children's home in relation to, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November 2006; and

On how many occasions strip-searching involving physical restraint occurred at Orchard Lodge local authority secure children's home in relation to, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November 2006; and

On how many occasions strip-searching involving physical restraint occurred at Kyloe House local authority secure children's home in relation to, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November 2006.

Photo of Lord Adonis Lord Adonis Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Schools), Department for Education and Skills, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Skills) (Schools)

As the noble Lord will be aware following my recent replies to earlier Parliamentary Questions, information about the number of incidents of physical restraint in a number of secure children's homes has been reported to the Youth Justice Board since February 2006. However, information on restraints where a strip-search was involved is not collected centrally.

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