Section 4. Findings
4.85
Despite this, 80% of children said that they did receive visits, but this was significantly lower
for children who had been in local authority care (75%) than for children who had not (84%).
4.86
Overall, less than half (46%) of those who received visits said that they had at least one visit
per week and for children who had been in local authority care this was just 36%, compared
with 55% of children who had not been in care.
4.87
No significant differences were found between the two estates in relation to visits.
Education, skills and work activities
4.88
In our survey, we ask children about access to education, jobs, vocational training and
offending behaviour programmes.
4.89
Overall, 83% of children said that they were receiving education at the time of our survey,
and there was no significant difference between children in STCs and YOIs. The proportion
receiving education in each establishment ranged from 100% of children at Medway and Parc
to 71% at Feltham.
Figure 41: Are you participating in education?
4.90
Only a very small proportion (6%) of children said that they had a paid job at the time of our
survey.
4.91
Overall 6% of children said they were involved in vocational training at the time of our
survey. Children from Traveller communities were significantly more likely to report that
they were training for a job than non-Traveller children (19% compared with 5%).
Significantly more children in STCs said they were taking part in vocational training than
those in YOIs (13% compared with 5%). Reported participation in training ranged from 21%
of children at Oakhill to just 2% at Cookham Wood and Feltham.
Children in Custody 2018–19
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