HC Deb 25 January 1974 vol 867 cc386-7W
Mr. Tope

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will take steps to set up special treatment units to care for the most violent and aggressive girls who cannot at present be accommodated within community homes.

Sir K. Joseph

Violent and aggressive girls in the care of local authorities are normally accommodated in community homes. We are establishing three youth treatment centres for those who are so severely disturbed that their needs cannot be met in community homes but who do not need treatment in hospital. The first of these centres is already open and two more are to be built.

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