Section 4. Findings Threats or intimidation (reported by 31% of children) • Children from black and minority ethnic backgrounds were significantly less likely to report having been threatened or intimidated by other children (24% compared with 39% of children from white backgrounds). • Disabled children were significantly more likely to report having been threatened or intimidated by other children than those without a disability (51% compared with 24%). Theft of canteen or property (reported by 6% of children) • Children from black and minority ethnic backgrounds were significantly less likely than children from white backgrounds to report that they had had their canteen or property stolen by other children (4% compared with 9%). • Children from a Traveller community were significantly more likely to report having had their canteen or property stolen by other children than non-Traveller children (20% compared with 5%). • Children who said they had a disability were significantly more likely to report having had their canteen or property stolen by other children than children without a disability (14% compared with 3%). Physical assault (reported by 27% of children) • Children who said they had a disability were significantly more likely to report being physically assaulted by other children than those without a disability (38% compared with 23%). • Children who had previously been in local authority care were significantly more likely to say that they had been physically assaulted by other children (33% compared with 21% of children who had not been in local authority care). Sexual assault (reported by 2% of children) • Children from a Traveller community were significantly more likely to report having been sexually assaulted by other children than non-Traveller children (13% compared with 1%). Forced to assault another child (reported by 7% of children) • A significantly higher proportion of children from a Traveller community than nonTraveller children reported that they were forced by other children to assault another child (20% compared with 6%). • A significantly higher proportion of respondents who had a disability reported that they were forced by other children to assault another child than children without a disability (12% compared with 5%). ‘Other’ bullying or victimisation18 (reported by 7% of children) • A significantly higher proportion of children from a Traveller community reported that they had experienced other bullying or victimisation from children than non-Traveller children (19% compared with 6%). • Children who said they had a disability were also significantly more likely to report other bullying or victimisation from children than those without a disability (16% compared with 4%). 4.62 18 Similarly, children were asked equivalent questions about victimisation or bullying they had experienced from staff, and whether or not they would feel comfortable reporting it. Again, there were no significant differences in responses between children in STCs and those in YOIs to any of these questions. The questionnaire did not require children to explain what this ‘other’ bullying or victimisation consisted of. Children in Custody 2018–19 41