Section 2. Background Youth custodial estate in 2018–19 2.4 The Youth Custody Service (YCS) within HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) continues to commission and manage custodial institutions holding children. All establishments accommodate children on remand as well as those who have been sentenced and are awaiting sentence. STCs 2.5 During 2018-19, there were three purpose-built STCs operating; two of them privately run and the third run by HMPPS on behalf of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). • • • Medway is operated by HMPPS. The centre provides secure accommodation for up to 67 boys and girls. During 2018-19 the number of children held in Medway was reducing in preparation for its proposed re-role as a Secure School. Oakhill is operated by G4S Care and Justice Services and provides accommodation for up to 80 boys. Rainsbrook is operated by MTCnovo and is designed to accommodate up to 76 children (both girls and boys). YOIs 2.6 During 2018-19, there were five YOIs and one specialist unit holding boys aged 15-18. Four establishments were operated by HMPPS and one was privately run. Three of the five YOIs were dedicated for young offenders, while two were located within existing establishments, one of which held adults and the other young adults. • • • • • • Cookham Wood could accommodate up to 188 boys at the time of the survey, on a site dedicated to young offenders aged 15-18. Feltham YOI is a split site holding boys (Feltham A) and, separately, young adults (Feltham B). At the time of the inspection in January 2019, Feltham A could accommodate up to 180 boys. Parc is a split site, and the only prison in England and Wales to hold adults, young adults and children. The children's unit can accommodate up to 60 boys. It is privately run by G4S. Werrington is a dedicated YOI site holding up to 118 boys. Wetherby is a YOI holding up to 288 boys on its main site. Keppel unit is 48-bed specialist self-contained unit within Wetherby YOI. It is a national resource for very vulnerable boys and those who find it hard to engage in the larger YOIs. Findings from inspections of YOIs and STCs in 2018–19 16 2.7 HMIP inspects all YOIs holding children every year, and joins Ofsted on its annual inspections of STCs. Our recent inspection findings on YOIs and STCs, carried out during 2018–19, continued to highlight many concerning outcomes for children in custody. 2.8 Inspection findings in YOIs were mixed, with less positive outcomes at Feltham and Cookham Wood than across the rest of the estate. Children in Custody 2018–19