Monitoring of abuse claims at children's prison 'ineffective'

Review criticises system put in place after alleged abuse by staff at Medway secure unitA review into the alleged abuse of children by staff at a children’s prison has found that a series of failings led to an “erratic and ineffective” monitoring of investigations into the claims.The serious case review criticises a contract between the Youth Justice Board (YJB) and Barnardo’s, which was acting as an independent advocate for the children, that “expressly did not all