Placement Information Form (PIF)
How to complete the PIF - Guidance
The PIF is the only document that the YJB Placement Service uses to determine the most suitable
placement for a young person entering the secure estate
YOT staff completing this form must ensure that all relevant and current information regarding the risk and needs of a young person
entering custody is captured on the PIF and should not rely on information contained in other documents. Please forward via
connectivity in advance of the court hearing.
The PIF was developed by the YJB, with support from a range of relevant external agencies, to provide the YJB Placement Service with
the key information necessary to make an appropriate allocation; and as the PIF is available to establishment staff it enables them to use
the information contained in the PIF to assist in keeping a young person safe through admission and during their first night in custody.
The YJB has also developed a Bail Package Recommendation form which can be used when a remand to local authority
accommodation is being considered. This form is not built into the YOT case management systems and is not required to be sent to the
YJB. The intention of the form is to assist in preparing and presenting bail options to the court. It does not replace the Bail Asset.
A new one-page PCR has also been developed to be completed by the YOT officer at court and this MUST be passed to the allocated
establishment and YJB Placement Service via connectivity.
Placement Information Form: Section A
YOT Information
A. YOT Information
Yot
Sub Division
Name of Officer
completing this form
Date form completed
Name of allocated YOT
Officer
Contact Tel Number
Is the young person
known to your YOT?
Yes
No
Allocated to another
YOT?
Yes
No
Initial placement
recommendation
YOI
STC
SCH
How long have you
known the young
person?
If yes, who has been
consulted in the Home
YOT?
Reason
Name:
Tel:
(Refer to guidance for
information about placement
types)
YOT
The name that you should enter in the box marked ‘Yot’ will depend on whether the young person is to be sentenced or
made subject to a remand to youth detention accommodation. If they are sentenced you should enter the name of the
YOUNG PERSON’S HOME YOT i.e. where the young person is ordinarily resident. In the case of a remanded young
person you must enter the name of the court designated local authority. The authority / YOT recorded here will be
responsible for the remand costs1. Please do not put “not known” in this box. If you are unable to correctly identify the
HOME YOT please call the YJB Placement Service to discuss.
Name of Officer completing this form
If you are not from the young person’s Home YOT, i.e. undertaking court duty, please also tell us the name of your YOT as
well as your name.
Where a child is remanded to youth detention accommodation and placed in a secure children’s home or secure training centre, two thirds of the cost
will paid by the Youth Justice Board and one third by the designated local authority. As before, the cost of children on remand and placed in young
offender institutions will not be recovered from local authorities. This arrangement will continue until 31 March 2013 after which time it is proposed
that the full costs of a remand place will be recovered from local authorities. The cost of transportation of children remanded to youth detention
accommodation will not be recovered from local authorities but instead will be met via YOT allocations at source by the Youth Justice Board.
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Is the young person known to your YOT?
Complete ‘Yes’ if the young person is allocated to your YOT and tell us how long you have known the young person. It
is useful for us to know whether the person completing the form has been able to gain access to substantial information
about the young person, or has only known them a short time, or not at all. It is also helpful to know how long the young
person has been known to your service (if different).
Allocated to another YOT?
If you say yes here, then we know that you are completing the form on behalf of another YOT. Please make sure the young
person’s Home YOT is recorded in the Yot box above. The person completing the PIF must make all attempts to liaise with
the designated local authority for a remanded young person and the Home YOT must send us the most up-to-date Asset
and other documents for both sentenced and remanded young people.
Initial Placement Recommendation
It is vital that you complete this box, as it forms the basis of the YJB’s decision-making. Tell us the placement type
and the reason for your recommendation. In the case of a remand to youth detention accommodation we will
consult with the court designated local authority before making a placement allocation. We will discuss with you the
reason, should the final placement decision be different to the YOT recommendation. The Home / Designated YOT can
request a review of our placement decision at any time but you must provide substantive reasons for this in writing.
The YJB Placement Service has the authority to place young people subject to a remand to youth detention accommodation
or sentenced to custody or detention.
Remanded children and young people
The various orders a court can make on under 18 year olds who have been refused bail are as follows:

s91 LASPOA 2012 – remand to local authority accommodation (the YJB plays no part in placement allocation);
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s102 LASPOA 2012 – remand to youth detention accommodation;
Remand to youth detention accommodation – s102 LASPOA 2012
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 has established a new remand framework for 10 to 17
year olds who are charged with or convicted of a criminal offence. The new framework removes the provisions under which
17 year olds can only be remanded to a Young Offender Institution. It makes provision for all 10 to 17 year olds who have
been refused bail to be remanded to local authority accommodation. Those12 to 17 year olds who have been refused bail
may also be remanded to youth detention accommodation if the relevant criteria are met. It removes the existing complex
distinctions based on age and gender, and imposes a more rigorous test before 12 to 17 year olds can be remanded to
youth detention accommodation.
All children and young people remanded under the provisions of the LASPOA 2012 will be treated as looked after by the
court designated local authority by virtue of being remanded (s104 LASPOA 2012).
The powers and duties of local authorities to children who are looked after by them are set out in the Children Act 1989 as
principally amended by the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000, the Adoption and Children Act 2002, Children Act 2004 and
the Children and Young Persons Act 2008, as well as the associated Regulations and Guidance on the exercise of those
functions.
The YJB Placement Service acting on behalf of the Secretary of State will make the placement allocation however we are
required to consult with the court designated local authority before making a placement decision.
A child or young person aged 12 to 17 remanded to youth detention accommodation can be placed into an SCH, STC or
YOI depending upon their age, risk, needs and individual circumstances. We would not normally place any children aged 12
to 14, or girls aged 15 and 16, into YOIs. If you have a preference as to where you would like the young person placed,
please tell us.
Please let us know about a potential remand to youth detention accommodation as soon as you can – give us a call to
discuss the case and send us the documents you have. We will then be able to refer the young person to an establishment
early; saving you time later on and prevent delays to the young person reaching their allocated establishment following the
remand decision.
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The transport for children and young people remanded to youth detention accommodation will be arranged by the YJB.
Young people subject to a sentence or detention order
The various sentences orders a court can pass on under 18 year olds are as follows:
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s100 of the PCC(S)A 2000 – Detention and Training Order;
s90 of the PCC(S)A 2000 – Detention at Her Majesty’s Pleasure;
s91 of the PCC(S)A 2000 – Determinate Sentence;
s226B CJA 2003 – Extended Sentence for certain violent or sexual offences
Policing and Crime Act 2009 / Crime and Security Act 2010 – Gang Injunctions with civil breach detention orders
The various detention orders a court can pass on under 18 year olds are as follows:
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Policing and Crime Act 2009 / Crime and Security Act 2010 – Gang Injunctions with civil breach detention orders;
s104 of the PCC(S)A – Breach of supervision requirements under a Detention and Training Order; and
s105 of the PCC(S)A – commission of a further offence whilst subject to a Detention and Training Order.
Young people aged 10 to 14 and 15 to 16-year-old girls will normally be placed in an SCH or STC. 15 to 17 year old boys
and 17 year old girls may be placed in an SCH or STC if the YJB and YOT agree that it would be in the young person’s best
interest and they do not pose an unmanageable threat of harm to other young people or staff within those establishment
types. Those 15 to17-year- old boys and 17 year old girls not placed into STCs or SCHs will normally be placed in the
catchment YOI located closest to their home unless there are good reasons why this may not be appropriate (codefendants, rival gang members, unavailability of places).
Establishments
Male YOIs
Female YOIs
STCs
SCHs
Specialist
Provision
Feltham (West
London)
Eastwood Park
(Gloucester)
Oakhill (males only
as at June 2011) –
Milton Keynes
Aldine House
(Sheffield)
Anson Unit (LongTerm Unit at
Wetherby)
Downview
(London)
Ashfield (Bristol)
Rainsbrook –
Rugby
(3-bed Mother and
Baby Unit also
situated at
Rainsbrook)
Parc (South Wales)
Medway – Kent
Werrington (West
Midlands)
Hassockfield –
County Durham
Cookham Wood
(Kent)
Warren Hill
(Ipswich)
Newhall (Wakefield)
Hindley (Wigan –
North West)
Aycliffe (County
Durham)
Clayfields
(Nottingham)
Red Bank (North
West)
Barton Moss
(Manchester)
Lincolnshire
(Lincoln)
East Moor (Leeds)
Wetherby (West
Yorkshire)
Hillside (South
Wales)
Waverney Unit
(Long-Term Unit at
Warren Hill)
Keppel Unit
(Enhanced YOI Unit
for young males
who struggle to
cope in main site
YOI, at Wetherby)
Phoenix Unit
(Long-Term Unit at
Ashfield)
Mother and Baby
Unit (Rainsbrook
STC)
Vinney Green
(Bristol)
Swanwick Lodge
(South Hampton)
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Specialist Units
The YJB commissions a number of specialist units in the secure estate. If you think that your young person
would benefit from the specialist provision offered, please contact us on 0845 3636363 and we’ll explain the
referral process.
The Keppel Unit – Wetherby YOI
The Keppel Unit at HMYOI Wetherby has been established to provide a specialist service for 15 to 17 year old young men
who for a variety of reasons are struggling to cope – or are unlikely to cope – with the normal regime in a young offender
institution (YOI).
There are 48 places available in the Keppel Unit for young men who meet the assessment criteria. It is located in the
grounds of HMYOI Wetherby, but is largely self-contained, with onsite education provision and healthcare. The Keppel
Unit has a discrete staff group who are trained and experienced in working with young people with specific needs.
Places are available at the Keppel Unit via a referral process. If you would like a place for a young person, please contact
the Placement Service on 0845 3636363 and ask about a Keppel Referral. It is always best to contact us as early as
possible, so that we can best plan placements into the unit.
Mother and Baby Unit - Rainsbrook
The Mother and Baby Unit at Rainsbrook STC is a specially built self contained three-bed unit specialising in the care of
pregnant young women and young mothers. The MBU enables mothers to live and look after their babies whilst they are
in custody. The MBU helps pregnant young women to prepare for the baby’s birth, and gives them opportunities to learn
parenting skills. Decisions about a place in the MBU are made following the completion of an application form, which
should be completed by the responsible YOT worker.
The Head of YJB Placement Service will then decide whether an admission meeting should take place.
Long-Term Units
The YJB commissions three Long-Term Units (LTUs) to accommodate boys aged 15 to 17 serving long term sentences
within the YOI estate.
The overall aim of a long-term unit is to improve the opportunities of the young people, both in custody and on release,
with an emphasis on reducing offending, working towards parole and / or transition. The units have an ethos of young
people’s involvement in decision-making and problem solving. These units also have a discrete staff group who are
experienced in working with young people with long sentences. All young people will have a dedicated caseworker
working closely with them and their personal officer will work closely with both external and seconded Youth Offending
Teams and families
Other Specialist Provision
Young people who sexually abuse, at Wetherby YOI, Hindley YOI, Warren Hill YOI, Ashfield YOI
Welsh provision in England, Barton Moss SCH, Hindley YOI, and Ashfield YOI
Mental Health, Willow unit at Hindley YOI
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Placement Information Form: Section B
Young People from Wales
The YJB provides access to a Welsh specification in several of its establishments. A placement protocol has been enacted
which seeks to place a young person from Wales in a Welsh establishment or an English establishment that is able to meet
their language, cultural, education, social care and resettlement needs. Currently provision allows for young people from
southern Wales to be placed, depending on suitability, at either HMP & YOI Parc (Bridgend) or Hillside Secure Children’s
Home. Young Males aged 15-17 years of age will, where appropriate, be placed at HMP&YOI Hindley. Here, specific
service provision is provided.
When completing the initial placement information it is essential to record whether a young person is a first-language Welsh
speaker so that this information is used as one of the primary considerations in the placement decision making process
Please ensure this information is recorded in this section.
B. Basic Information
Personal Details
First
name(s)
Date of
Birth
Preferred
Language
Last Name
Nationality
Alias
Ethnicity
Interpreter
Required?
Gender
Male
Female
Current
Address (if
different)
Postcode
Postcode
Court
Name
Appearance
Date
Current
Status
Youth
Magistrates
Crown
Offence
Details
Expected
Outcome
Primary
Offence
category
Primary
Offence
Yes
No
D/K
Language
Name of
Parent/carer
plus Tel No
Home
Address
Court Type
Court
Age
Bail
Remand
Addition
COSR
RIC
Sentence
If breach of
order,
original
offence?
Additional
Offences
This section has clear prompts to aid completion. Please make sure that the information you give us is accurate and
current.
Appearance Date
The date on which they are being remanded or sentenced or when the remand comes to an end.
Current Status – Addition
Please tick ‘Addition’:

if the young person is not currently on bail or remanded to local authority accommodation or youth detention
accommodation, or
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is currently sentenced and these are new matters before the court, or
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the young person has been held overnight by the police under s38 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.
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the young person has been recalled on licence under sections 90 or 91 of the Powers of Criminal Courts and
Sentencing Act 2000, sections 226 and 228 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003. The new LAPOA 2012 allows young
people to be recalled on licence under section 226
Young people subject to a recall of licence under long term detention
Because of the potential risk posed by this group of young people, YOTs have powers to initiate recall proceedings which
do not require the young person to appear in court before he or she is returned to custody. In this way, the recall process
differs substantively from the process by which DTOs and other court orders are breached. The administration and decision
to recall a licence are dealt with through the Release and Recall Section in NOMS who in turn notify the Police to issue a
notification of arrest. Young people are subsequently placed back into custody outside of the court system. YOTs are
expected to complete a PIF as soon as it’s known that the young person has breached their licence conditions and a
request is made to recall their licence to the Release and Recall Team.
Expected Outcome
As from 3rd December 2012 the LASPOA 2012 remand framework will be in force. The YJB Placement Service will make
the placement decision for all young people remanded to youth detention accommodation following consultation with the
court designated local authority.
As the PIF template will not be updated in the YOT case management systems in time for the remand changes, please
check “COSR” if you are recommending a placement in a STC or SCH, or RIC if you feel the young person is
suitable to be placed in a YOI.
Offence Details
In the primary offence field please add the actual offence (s) as stated on the charge sheet. In the primary offence category
field please add one of the following shown in the table below:-
Primary Offence Categories
Arson
Other
Breach of Statutory Order
Public Order
Criminal Damage
Racially Aggravated
Death or Injury by Dangerous Driving
Robbery
Domestic Burglary
Sexual Offences
Drugs
Theft and Handling Stolen Goods
Fraud and Forgery
Vehicle Theft / Unauthorised Taking
Motoring Offences
Violence Against the Person – Other
Non Domestic Burglary
Violence Against the Person – Murder
Not Known
Violence Against the Person – Manslaughter
Violence Against the Person – Knife
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Placement Information Form: Section C
History
C.
Secure estate information
First time in custody?
Yes
No
What are the young person’s thoughts about custody?
Comments about previous
placement?
N/A
Concerns
Coped Well
Don’t know
Yes
No
Don’t know
Include details of relevant care placements
Known to other agencies?
Please specify include contact details
First Time in Custody – ALWAYS PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS
Please tell us here if this is the first time the young person has ever been in custody for criminal matters.
A young person is NOT first time in custody if he or she:
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has previously been on remand in youth detention accommodation and is now going to be sentenced
has previously been placed in an SCH / STC and is now going to be placed in a YOI
Young people who have not been in custody before may have heightened ‘at risk’ factors. We will always alert the
establishment that the young person has not been in custody before. Please ensure that you let us know how the young
person is presenting and any concerns you have.
Comments about Previous Placement – ALWAYS PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS
It is extremely useful for us to gather feedback about the young person’s previous experience of custody. For example, if
the young person has previously been placed in a YOI and coped well, then a YOI placement would be most appropriate. If
a young person has previously not coped well in a YOI, then we would want to discuss alternatives.
Known to other agencies
Please specify if this young person is known to any other agencies (e.g. Children’s Services, Education, Health, Mental
Health Services, Sexual Exploitation, Immigration / UKBA, Other).
Placement Information: Section D
D. At risk of harm
Suicide and Self-harm
At Risk of Harm – Suicide and Self-harm
Threats of suicide or selfharm
Yes
No
D/K
Please give details of threats made
Previous history of selfharm
Yes
No
D/K
Please give details including dates of any suicide attempts, triggers, severity of the attempt,
medical assistance required
At risk of suicide or lifethreatening self-harm
Yes
No
D/K
Please give details
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If you answer ‘yes’ to any of these YOU MUST PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS
Threats of suicide or self-harm
Many young people when facing custody will make threats to harm themselves. All establishments in the secure estate are
equipped to manage young people who are thinking about harming themselves.
It is important that we receive full information about the nature of the threats so that an establishment can prepare for the
young person’s arrival appropriately. Please let us know whether you think the threats are a reaction to custody or part of a
more long-term problem.
Previous history of self-harm
Tell us about any previous instances of self-harm. Please include dates and the nature of the self-harm including previous
suicide attempts.
At risk of suicide or life-threatening self-harm
Please let us know if you assess that the risk of self-harm that is so serious that you are fearful that the young person will
take their own life.
Please give details of the reasons for your assessment. This could include previous suicide or life-threatening self-harm
attempts, triggers for this behaviour and the impact this behaviour could have on placement choice. Bear in mind that a
young person who has not previously self-harmed or attempted suicide but who has substance misuse issues may be more
at risk of self-harming behaviour on entering custody because their access to drugs and/or alcohol will be withdrawn.
Where there are concerns of this nature the responsible YOT completing the PIF should also ensure that any Vulnerability
Management Plans are provided to the Placements Service as soon as possible to inform the placement decisions and
assist the allocated secure establishment.
D. At risk of harm – Health
Serious medical or health
complaint
Yes
No
D/K
Please give details of condition and specialist intervention required (e.g. serious heart
complaint)
Non-serious medical or
health complaint
Yes
No
D/K
Yes
No
D/K
Yes
No
D/K
Yes
No
D/K
Please give details including diagnosis and any medication (e.g. asthma)
Acute mental health or
psychological condition
(e.g. psychosis)
Yes
No
D/K
Please give details including diagnosis and any medication
Non-acute mental health
or psychological
condition, including
depression / ADHD
Yes
No
D/K
Please give details including diagnosis and any medication
Health
Taking any medication?
Detox for drug addiction
(e.g. heroin)
Substance misuse which
is cause for concern
Please give details
Please give details of substance, daily intake and any medical information
Please give details of substance and intake
If you answer ‘yes’ to any of these YOU MUST PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS
Serious medical or health complaint
A medical condition so serious that ongoing medical treatment and or hospital admissions will be required, for the
foreseeable future. Please give any details that could affect the safety or placement of the young person. E.g. brittle bone
disease, leukaemia.
This section should include any allergy that could cause an anaphylactic reaction.
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Non-serious medical or health complaint
The young person, at present, is suffering from a medical condition that requires treatment or the young person has an
ongoing medical condition that is self managed/self medicated. E.g. asthma or diabetes. Let us know what medication the
young person needs.
Taking any medication?
Let us know what medication the young person is currently taking.
Detox for drug addiction (e.g. heroin)
Some young people who are addicted to heroin and or alcohol will have to go through a Detox programme. This is the
process by which toxic substances are removed from the body. Physical Detox is only required for those young people
who are physically addicted to alcohol and/or heroin. A medical assessment will be made by the establishment as to
whether a Detox programme is necessary, though advice from the YOT as to whether Detox is likely to be required is
essential as it may influence placement choice. If you are unsure, please consult medical advice and/or a substance
misuse worker and contact the YJB Placement Service to discuss.
Substance misuse which is cause for concern
Please tell us if the young person takes substances (including alcohol) to a degree that it is a cause for concern. Perhaps
the young person’s general health is affected, you are concerned that the young person may be becoming psychologically
addicted, or the substance misuse is directly or indirectly linked to their offending behaviour. Tell us why you are
concerned and what the likely impact of withdrawal will be on this individual.
Acute mental health or psychological condition
A mental health or psychological condition that is so acute that mental health treatment/intervention is likely to always be
required. Treatment/intervention under the Mental Health Act 1983 has been previously sought or considered in the past.
Tell us of any previous / current intervention with mental health services.
Non-acute mental health or psychological condition
A mental health or psychological condition that the young person is currently receiving treatment/intervention for or that it
is suspected that the young person needs to receive treatment/intervention. Also, please record information about any
mental health or psychological conditions that the young person is no longer being treated for but which could be relevant
to care planning and interventions.
Learning, emotional and social issues
D. At risk of harm - Learning, emotional and social issues
Learning disability or
difficulty, including SEN
Social difficulties
Struggles to form peer
relationships or regular
bullying victim
Emotionally fragile
Personal or emotional
distress
(e.g. bereavement)
Is the young person
physically mature and
immature for his or her age?
What is the approximate
height and weight of the
young person?
Yes
No
D/K
Yes
No
D/K
Please give details
Yes
No
D/K
Yes
No
D/K
Yes
No
D/K
Height -
Please give details
Please give details
Please give details
Please give details
Please give details of the young person’s build
Weight -
If you answer ‘yes’ to any of these YOU MUST PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS
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Learning disability or difficulty, including Special Educational Needs (SEN)
Please let us know if the young person has a learning difficulty or disability. If the young person has been formally
diagnosed, tell us. If the young person has not been formally diagnosed, but you suspect that the young person has
difficulty with learning or understanding, tell us why you have concerns. In particular, let us know if you think that the
young person’s learning difficulties could mean they will struggle to cope in custody and how they might best be
supported.
Communication issues – it is very useful to know if the young person has any speech or language difficulties, or any other
difficulties with communication. Please let us know what these difficulties are and whether the young person is receiving
any specialist intervention. If the young person sees a speech and language therapist, please give their contact details.
Social Difficulties
Some young people find it difficult to form relationships with peers or may be a regular victim of bullying. Please tell us if
you think the young person would find it difficult to cope in custody. You may want to discuss with the YJB Placement
Service whether an STC / SCH environment would be more appropriate than a YOI. It may not always be possible to
place young people remanded to youth detention accommodation into STCs or SCH.
Emotionally fragile
Does the young person display a disposition that may make him or her more susceptible to distress in a custodial
environment? Does the young person struggle to cope with stressful situations? How might this manifest itself within the
secure estate? Please tell us about any triggers and protective factors.
Personal or emotional distress (e.g. bereavement)
Is the young person currently suffering from personal or emotional distress? Is this due to his/her current circumstances
in view of a potential custodial outcome? Or are there other events currently happening in his/her life that are significant to
his/her psychological well-being? Please tell us about any triggers and protective factors. If a bereavement is a significant
issue in the young person’s life, who died, how and when? Anniversaries can present a period of increased risk.
Is the young person physically mature and/or immature for his or her age?
Tell us if the young person appears to be physically much older or younger than their chronological age. If a young
person appears much older or younger or is physically bigger or smaller than their peers, it may make them a target for
bullying. It is helpful for establishments to know this, so that they can prepare for the young person appropriately.
What is the approximate height and weight of the young person?
This information is extremely useful to establishments, particularly SCHs and STCs. It helps establishments to know
whether a young person is particularly big or small for his or her age, so that they can prepare for the young person’s
arrival appropriately.
Placement Information Form: E
Parenthood
E. At risk of harm – Parenthood
The young woman is
pregnant or a mother
The young man is a
parent or parent to be
Yes
No
D/K
N/A
Yes
No
D/K
N/A
Please give details, including contact with child(ren)
Please give details including contact
The young woman is pregnant or a mother
The YJB commissions a dedicated Mother and Baby Unit at Rainsbrook STC in Rugby. The unit can hold up to 3 young
women with their babies (usually up to 18 months old) and also can provide preparation for expectant mothers, in a
specialist environment. The unit has dedicated nursing staff and provides parenthood and life skills training. If you are
working with a young woman who is pregnant or has a young child, please let us know as soon as possible so that we can
advise you about bed availability and discuss with you the admissions process.
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Any placement for a young woman who is due to give birth in custody or is to be placed with her baby must be agreed by
social care services.
If the young woman is pregnant, please state the estimated due date. Has she been receiving any antenatal care? Have
social services undertaken a pre-birth conference? If the young person is already a mother, please give details of
child/children and whether she has contact with the child / children.
The young man is a father or father-to-be
If a young man is a father, please tell us how much contact he has with the child. Some of our establishments offer group
work with young fathers / fathers to be. Please give us a call to discuss the placement and include as much detail as you
can. We will try to place nearer to home, if this will assist with contact.
E. Risk to Others
Threat to other young
people
High
Please specify as to risk posed in community or secure estate and potential victims
Posing a threat
Med
Low
D/K
Threat to adults
High
Please specify as to risk posed to care staff and potential victims
Med
Low
D/K
This section is intended to gather information on any threat the young person may pose to others. Evidence of a
threat can include acts of violence, threats made, or aggressive behaviour.
Evidence of behaviour in previous secure placements is particularly important here.
Threat to other young people
Please bear in mind the ages of the young people within the secure estate. For example, if a young person has offences
against very young children, it may be that the threat to peer-aged children within the secure estate is minimal. If a young
person has been in local authority care and has a history of violence against other young people in this setting, please tell
us.
We suggest that indicators of threat levels are as follows:
High – there is a strong probability of the young person posing a risk of harm to other young people within the secure
estate. Evidence for this might include that the young person has previously been in custody and assaulted other young
people. You should tell us if this affects your placement recommendation.
Medium – there is some evidence that the young person will pose a threat to other young people within the secure estate.
Perhaps the young person has a history of violent offending or fighting in the community.
Low – there is little evidence that the young person will pose a threat to other young people within the secure estate.
Perhaps there is no history of violent offending against other young people.
Threat to adults
Again, please bear in mind who might be at risk within the secure estate. Tell us whether any harmful behaviour, on
which you are basing this assessment, took place in the community or within the secure estate. Who does the young
person pose a threat to?
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If the young person has a history of assaults on staff within the custodial estate, then you should consider a rating of
‘high’. Equally, if the young person has a history of violence against care staff or workers in a position of authority, then
you should take this into account. If the victims of violence from the young person are specific (for example) the young
person’s parents, you may want to consider whether he or she would pose a threat to other adults within a secure setting,
or whether this threat is minimal.
Again, you should tell us if you feel that this assessment affects your placement recommendation.
Sexual Issues
E.
Risk to Others – [sexual issues - continued]
On the sex offenders’
register
Yes
No
D/K
Please give details of offence, date and victim and potential targets
Sexually harmful or
inappropriate behaviour
Current
Previous
Never
D/K
Please give details including potential targets
On the sex offender’s register
Part 1 of the Sexual Offenders Act 1997 places a requirement of any person who has been convicted of, or reprimanded
or warned in relation to, a specified sexual offence to ‘register’ with the police. Please give details of offence type, victim
of offence (stranger, peer, sibling etc), potential risk factors, date of registration and sentence. This includes previous
offences for which the young person received a community disposal.
Sexually harmful or inappropriate behaviour
Does the young person display sexually harmful or inappropriate behaviour? What type of behaviour? Are there triggers
to the behaviour? Has any intervention work been done with the young person around this? Are there any potential
targets?
E. Risk to others – [continued - General Risk Issues]
General risk issues
MAPPA offender
Member of a gang
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
No
D/K
Yes
No
D/K
Please give details, including level and category
Please give details including gang name and any other associated information
MAPPA Offender
This relates to young people who have been, or are likely to be convicted of a serious sexual or violent offence with a
minimum 12 month custodial sentence. If applicable please indicate the level of risk the young person poses to the
community, and the appropriate level of risk management should they be convicted and sentenced to custody:

Level 1 – ordinary agency management

Level 2 – active multi-agency management

Level 3 – active multi-agency management, with senior management involvement
Please provide details, including the category:

Category 1 – registered sex offenders

Category 2 – violent and other sexual offenders
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
Category 3 – other dangerous offenders
For further details see Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements Guidance for Youth Offending Teams
Member of a gang
The term ‘gang’ has come to be associated specifically with street gangs, which organise for the purpose of carrying out
illegal activity which may vary from inciting conflict with other gangs to dealing drugs.
The YJB Placement Service is unable to separate all gang members from rival gang members, and for security reasons
does not seek necessarily to do so. It is, however, important that the YJB Placement Service is made aware of any
specific issues between particular gang members, where there is a much heightened degree of risk.
Please let us know the name of the gang / gangs with which the young person is associated and if there are any particular
rival gangs of whom we should be aware. Even if this does not result in an alteration of placement, this information is
crucial to the receiving establishment in order that risk can be properly managed
Placement Information Form: Section F
F. Specific to custody
Specific to custody
Brief outline of the offence
Is there a specific
establishment where the
young person should NOT
be placed?
Is the young person at risk
from a particular individual
or group in custody?
Yes
No
D/K
Please specify and give reasons
Yes
No
D/K
Please specify and give reasons
Does the young person
pose a risk to any particular
individual or group in
custody?
Yes
No
D/K
Please specify and give reasons (e.g. racial/ homophobic/risk to specific age group or gender)
Co-defendants
Yes
No
D/K
Who are they?
Has the CPS specified that they should not be placed together?
Brief outline of the offence
Please let us know briefly about the alleged offence. What happened? Who was the victim?
Is there a specific establishment where the young person should NOT be placed?
Due to bed pressures on the day of placement, we may not always be able to place away from a certain establishment.
However, please tell us why you think that a young person should not go to a certain establishment and we will try to
accommodate this, particularly if there are clear identified risks to the young person or to others.
Is the young person at risk from a particular individual or group in custody?
As stated above, we cannot separate gang members necessarily, and we will usually only be able to change a placement
where bullying allegations are made if we are given the names of the alleged bullies. This is because we need to check
that the bullies are at the named establishment; from experience, often they are not, and have moved to another
establishment, which could put the young person at further risk if an alternative placement is selected.
Does the young person pose a risk to any particular individual or group in custody?
Similarly, as in the above case, we cannot separate gang members necessarily. Furthermore, we will usually only be able
to change a placement where the young person is alleged to have engaged in bullying behaviour and we are informed of
the victim(s) he or she bullied. This is because we need to check that the victim(s) is/are at the named establishment.
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Co-defendants
Due to the small size of the secure estate, we cannot separate all co-defendants, particularly post-sentence. However, if
there is clear evidence that placing co-defendants together will impact on a trial or significantly put a young person at risk,
we will endeavour to place co-defendants in separate establishments.
Placement Information Form: Section G
G. Welfare and Special Requirements [LAC and Safeguarding}
LAC and Safeguarding
Is the young person
looked after by the
Local Authority?
What is the
looked after
status?
Current
Previous
Never
D/K
Care Order
Voluntary
Accommodated
Un-accommodated
Asylum Seeker
Is the YP
subject to a
Child Protection
Plan?
If yes, under
which
category?
Current
Previous
Never
D/K
Physical Abuse
Emotional Abuse
Sexual Abuse
Neglect
Contact details
Social worker
At risk of sexual
exploitation
Yes
No
D/K
Please give details
Asylum Seeker or
immigrant
Yes
No
D/K
Please give details
Is the young person looked after by the Local Authority?
Please tell us if the young person is currently looked after or has previously been looked after by the local authority. If the
answer to this is unknown, then a social services check must be completed at the earliest opportunity. Following the
commencement of the LASPOA 2012 (where all young people remanded to local authority accommodation or youth
detention accommodation will be treated as LAC) we will want to know if the young person was LAC prior to the remand
and whether it was under section 20 or 31 of the Children Act 1989
What is the looked after status?
If applicable please select, from the following list, the category under which the young person is or was Looked After by
the Local Authority:

Accommodated by Voluntary Agreement with Parents (s20)

Subject to Care Order (s31)

Remand under s23(5) CYPA 1969, or s102 LASPOA 2012

Unaccompanied Asylum Seeker (an Asylum seeker is someone who has fled from her or his
country and is seeking refugee status in another country. This is under the 1951 United Nations
Convention Relating to the status of Refugees)
Is the YP subject to a Child Protection Plan?
In Working Together to Safeguard Children 2006 the Government announced that the maintenance of a separate child
protection register would be phased out by 1 April 2008. The functionality of the register will be replaced by the Integrated
Children’s System (ICS) and, more specifically, through the existence of a child protection plan.
Please tell us whether the young person is currently or was previously subject to a Child Protection Plan (previously the
Child Protection Register)
Social worker
Please tell us the name and contact details of the young person’s social worker. This information is vital to staff in the
secure estate. If you know the email address, please include it, plus the name of the team the social worker is in.
This field can also be used to provide information about the young person’s current care arrangements (i.e. long term
fostering, care home, adopted etc) and also any issues or notes about LAC reviews that may be required.
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At risk of sexual exploitation / trafficked
If a young person is suspected to be at risk of sexual exploitation, then it may impact on the placement choice. We are
mindful that we need to take into consideration the current population of establishments in this circumstance to keep the
young person safe. Please give us details of what has happened and share any concerns you have, so that we can let
the receiving establishment know.
Placement information Form: Section G
Education, family culture and
resettlement
G. Education, family culture and resettlement
Engaging in
education or training
Carers actively
engaged with young
person
Yes
No
D/K
Yes
No
D/K
Please give details
If yes, please state whether distance from home will significantly impact on resettlement or the
carer’s ability to visit
Religion and culture
Dietary needs
Engaging in education or training
Please give details – whether or not the young person is engaging in education or training
If the young person is engaging – what are they doing? Do they attend school or college? Do they work? If so, where?
Are they taking any exams?
If the young person is not engaging, how long has this been the case? Why are they not engaging? Where was the last
school they attended? Can the young person read and write?
Carers actively engaged with young person
Again, please give details whether or not the young person’s parents / carers are actively engaged.
If they are not, is there any contact? Why are they not involved?
How might a placement away from home impact on the young person’s relationship with their family?
Religion and culture
Please give details of the young person’s religion and culture and whether the allocated establishment needs to make any
special arrangements to accommodate the young person’s religious or cultural needs.
Dietary needs
Please tell us whether the young person has any specific dietary needs, including any food allergies or food intolerance.
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Placement Information Form: Section H
H. Any other comments?
Anything else you want to tell us?
If the above assessment alters your initial placement recommendation, please contact the
YJB Placement Service immediately on 0845 3636363
Please use this space to tell us anything further about the young person. We value all the information you send, and
everything you tell us will be available to the receiving establishment in eAsset, so that they can better prepare for the
young person’s arrival.
It is always useful to us to discuss a placement in advance, particularly if you have concerns.
Our quietest time is usually between 9am and 11.30am. Please do contact us and we will be more than
happy to discuss a placement with you.
Call the YJB Placement Service on 0845 3636363.
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