United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 185208
Children in Care: Restraint Techniques
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16 May 2023
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23 May 2023 · Answer
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23 May 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the handcuffing of children in care during secure transportation occurs.
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16 May 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the handcuffing of children in care during secure transportation occurs.
Source: Commons
23 May 2023
Answer
The department is clear that restraint, which includes the use of handcuffs, in relation to looked-after children is only permissible in a very narrow range of circumstances, and must always be necessary and proportionate. The Children’s Homes (England) R...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-05-16/185208
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1628248
- uk · wq-1628248 · source updated 23 May 2023