Published Date:
11 September 2008
THE number of unruly and troubled children locked up in Scottish secure accommodation has reached an all-time high.
There are seven secure units north of the Border and official statistics released yesterday showed there were 346 admissions to these during 2007-8 – up from 307 the previous year.
More than one in ten of admissions involved children aged 13 or under.
Throughout the year the average number of children and young people in the units was 102 – a rise on the previous year's average of 94.
The average cost per bed per week was £4,500.
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Last Updated:
10 September 2008 10:26 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
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Related Topics:
Scottish prisons
