Commentary on Sections Part 2 –Standards Chapter 8 – Other Functions of Csci Section 112: Secure training centres
238.Secure training centres accommodate children aged under 18 who are sentenced to Detention and Training Orders under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 section 73 (since consolidated into section 100 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000), and children sentenced under sections 90 and 91 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (for ‘grave crimes’). The Home Office is responsible for secure training centres. This section enables the CSCI to enter into an agreement to inspect secure training centres if they are asked to do so by the Home Secretary. The arrangements they may enter into with the Home Secretary may specify such things as frequency with which inspections must be carried out and the criteria that will be used in inspections.