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1.8 Moreover, the custodial population of BAME children has remained static.
As a result, that there are now a similar number of White and BAME children
in custody, despite BAME children making up only 18% of the general child
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population. The number of BAME children held in prison represents the most
acute manifestation of racial disparity within the YJS. It is within this context
that the Working Party has carried out its work.

Under 18 Secure Population by Ethnicity, November 2005 – November
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2019
2,500

2,000
1,500
White
1,000
BAME
500 Not known

Nov-05 Nov-06 Nov-07 Nov-08 Nov-09 Nov-10 Nov-11 Nov-12 Nov-13 Nov-14 Nov-15 Nov-16 Nov-17 Nov-18 Nov-19

25 Youth Justice Board for England and Wales, Ethnic disproportionality in remand and sentencing in
the youth justice system, January 2021.

26 Youth Justice Board and Ministry of Justice, Youth Justice Statistics 2016/17: England & Wales,
January 2018.
27 Figures provided by Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service and Youth Custody Service, Youth
Custody Data: August 2020.

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