Question reference: S6W-08390
- Asked by: Sue Webber, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 5 May 2022
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Current status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 19 May 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to gather data on restraint practices applied to care-experienced children while being securely transported.
Answer
To uphold the rights of children and young people who require secure transport, and to meet the Secure Care Standards and the Youth Justice Standards , the Scottish Government and COSLA led Secure Care Group seek to identify and develop solutions to the issues surrounding secure care transport in Scotland. A service specification is in development which will include an appropriate recording and monitoring process.
The Scottish Government is currently consulting on proposed children’s care and justice legislation, including seeking views on whether legislative reform is needed around the use of secure transport.