On 23 March Ofsted published new guidance here for inspectors on the use of physical intervention, restraint and the restriction of liberty. The document guides inspectors on how to ‘question and understand any type of physical intervention or restriction, including the use of isolation/seclusion in schools.’
Read MoreThe Report of Sir Martin Narey’s independent review of children’s residential care includes key statements concerning risk, restriction and restraint the following quotations and page references below contain some of the more pertinent statements: “No child in care should be exposed to any more danger than that to which we would expose our own children. The Department […]
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