questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report by Lay Observers entitled 2022-23 Annual Report, published on 10 April 2024, and the response from the Minister of State published on the same date, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing the report's recommendations on ensuring that children and young people are (a) always transported in vehicles without adult detained persons and (b) looked after and managed by suitably trained staff.
answerText: We are very grateful to the Lay Observers for their invaluable work. We have thoroughly considered their annual report and its recommendations.Timeliness is a key consideration when conveying children and young people to and from court and, in certain cir...
heading: Prisoners: Children