Section one Context HMYOI Wetherby and Keppel unit23 In May 2016, HMI Prisons published the findings of a joint inspection carried out with Ofsted and the CQC of HMYOI Wetherby and Keppel unit, which provides care to some of the most vulnerable young people in England. Although the use of force was lower than in comparable institutions, paininducing techniques were used and strip-searches were carried out while boys were restrained. Only one of the 21 recommendations made in relation to safety during the previous inspection had been fully achieved. Worryingly, inspectors concluded that due to missing records, it was impossible to accurately determine the extent of the use of force. In addition, planned interventions were not routinely reviewed or filmed and body-worn cameras were often not turned on. The report notes a dramatic decline in outcomes in the area of purposeful activity. It is of particular concern that purposeful activity outcomes had deteriorated in the Keppel unit, which had, in a previous inspection report, been noted as ‘a model of how a specialist unit should be run’. For example, 31% of boys were locked in their cells during key work periods, compared with no boys in the previous inspection. Staffing shortages were a problem across STCs, and these were considered to have had a detrimental effect on the performance of all of those inspected.24 Of the 14 secure children’s homes in England (all but one run by local authorities), 11 homes were judged as good or outstanding at their last full inspection. The picture in Scotland was more positive than that in England and Wales. Throughout the year, the CI inspected each of the five secure care services in Scotland in which children under 18 are held.25 As at the end of the year, the CI had assessed two services as good, one service as very good and two as excellent.26 Police and court custody NPM members highlighted a number of different concerns relating to police and court custody throughout the year. In Scotland, following the deaths of two men in police custody in 2013 and the publication of the related Fatal Accident Inquiry reports in December 2015, Police Scotland invited HMICS to carry out additional inspections of the custody centres involved: London Road and Aikenhead Road. The unannounced inspections, carried out in April and May 2016, highlighted concerns about the accuracy of risk assessments of detainees, an issue that has been noted by HMICS during inspections of police custody across Scotland in previous years. At both custody 23. HM Inspectorate of Prisons, 2016, Report on an unannounced inspection of HMYOI Wetherby and Keppel unit by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, 22 February – 4 March 2016, https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/wp-content/ uploads/sites/4/2016/07/Wetherby-and-Keppel-Web-2016.pdf [accessed 21/08/17]. 24. HM Inspectorate of Prisons, 2017, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales Annual Report 2016–17, https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2017/07/HMIP-AR_2016-17_ CONTENT_11-07-17-WEB.pdf [accessed 22/08/17]. 25. The details of the secure care services can be found at http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Justice/policies/young-offending/ secure-care [accessed 21/08/17]. 26. All inspection reports can be accessed at www.careinspectorate.com. 17