A Secure Children's Home is a Justice Organisation.
A Secure Children's Home is a Children's Home which provides a locked environment and restricts a young person’s liberty.
- provide care and accommodation to children and young people who have been detained or sentenced by the Youth Justice Board (YJB) and those who have been remanded to secure Local Authority (LA) accommodation
- also accommodate and care for children and young people who have been placed there on welfare grounds by Local Authorities and Courts.
For further information on Health and Justice healthcare, see the NHS England website at: Health and Justice.
This supporting information is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| plural | Secure Children's Homes |