To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December to Question 125977 on Youth Custody, when the programme of research to evaluate and learn lessons from the impact and response to covid-19 was commissioned by the Youth Custody Service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December to Question 125977 on Youth Custody, which (a) academics and (b) others have been commissioned by the Youth Custody Service to carry out the programme of research to evaluate and learn lessons from the impact and response to covid-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December to Question 125977 on Youth Custody, what the timescale is for the programme of research to evaluate and learn lessons from the impact and response to covid-19 commissioned by the Youth Custody Service.

The Youth Custody Service commissioned the Covid-19 Research and Evaluation Programme in May 2020 in order to enable learning from the experiences of dealing with Covid-19 to improve youth custody in the long-term. It is being undertaken by HMPPS YCS Psychology Services with independent direction by Professor Neal Hazel. It is envisaged that the final reports be will available in the summer.