Published 4 months ago

MPs and peers write to minister over 'brutal handcuffing of vulnerable children'

A cross-party group of MPs and peers are calling for better data to be collected on the use of handcuffs and restraints on vulnerable children in care, in order to address the prevalence of unnecessary restraint.
The group has written a letter to children's minister Claire Coutinho expressing concerns about the use of restraints on innocent children in transport and the lack of data on this issue.
The letter calls for a review of data gaps, increased transparency and accountability through the recording and reporting of restraint instances, and a cultural change within the sector to end the use of restraints on vulnerable children.

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The Independent

MPs write to minister over concerns about ‘handcuffing of vulnerable children’

Organisers from the Hope Instead Of Handcuffs campaign, founded in 2020, said the number of such instances is not known due to a lack of data.

4 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Shropshire Star

MPs write to minister over concerns about ‘handcuffing of vulnerable children’

A cross-party group of MPs and peers has urged the children’s minister to demand better data on the use of restraints on young people in care with an aim of ending the “brutal handcuffing of vulnerable children”.

4 months ago·Ketley, United Kingdom

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Sky News UK

MPs and peers write to minister over 'brutal handcuffing of vulnerable children'

Better data over the use of handcuffs and other restraints on young innocent people in care is needed to help bring an end to the "brutal handcuffing of vulnerable children", a cross-party group of MPs and peers has said.

4 months ago·United Kingdom

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