Andy Slaughter – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-02-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Barnardo’s advocates are permitted to speak to children confidentially without G4S staff in attendance at Medway Secure Training Centre.

Andrew Selous

Yes. All young people have the opportunity to speak with a Barnardos advocate without a member of the Secure Training Centre staff being present. Both advocates and monitors can also speak to children confidentially without Secure Training Centre staff being present.

Young people can also contact an advocate directly by calling their helpline number, which is free and available to all children to call in privacy from their rooms.