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| Medway young offenders 'watch porn on TV' | Medway young offenders 'watch porn on TV' |
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| Inmates at a scandal-hit young offenders centre have been able to watch porn on TV, inspectors found. | Inmates at a scandal-hit young offenders centre have been able to watch porn on TV, inspectors found. |
| Ofsted found youths at Medway Secure Training Centre (STC) in Rochester were able to access "channels containing explicit sexual adult content". | Ofsted found youths at Medway Secure Training Centre (STC) in Rochester were able to access "channels containing explicit sexual adult content". |
| The education watchdog, which rated Medway inadequate, also said staff at the ex-G4S facility were "poorly-trained and largely unqualified". | |
| It houses 76 male and female inmates aged between 12 and 18. | It houses 76 male and female inmates aged between 12 and 18. |
| Steps had been taken to prevent inmates watching explicit TV, inspectors said, but had yet to be implemented. | Steps had been taken to prevent inmates watching explicit TV, inspectors said, but had yet to be implemented. |
| A BBC Panorama investigation in January 2015 featured undercover footage showing staff mistreating and abusing inmates. | A BBC Panorama investigation in January 2015 featured undercover footage showing staff mistreating and abusing inmates. |
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| It was being run by G4S at the time of the programme but has since been taken over by the National Offender Management Service. | |
| Ofsted inspectors raised a number of concerns after visiting in March this year. | Ofsted inspectors raised a number of concerns after visiting in March this year. |
| They said staff employment history and past performance information for former G4S workers was not available to the current governor. | |
| 'Unfit for children' | 'Unfit for children' |
| "This means that staff who may have experienced disciplinary or capability measures no longer have this information on their employment records," the report said. | "This means that staff who may have experienced disciplinary or capability measures no longer have this information on their employment records," the report said. |
| "This is a serious shortfall." | "This is a serious shortfall." |
| Ofsted also reported CCTV coverage was lacking in areas where young inmates had reported feeling unsafe and staff's body-worn cameras were not always switched on. | Ofsted also reported CCTV coverage was lacking in areas where young inmates had reported feeling unsafe and staff's body-worn cameras were not always switched on. |
| Inspectors said: "The confusion and weak understanding of responsibilities, coupled with a poorly-trained and largely unqualified workforce, including at managerial grades, is hampering the governor's ability to make swifter progress at the centre." | Inspectors said: "The confusion and weak understanding of responsibilities, coupled with a poorly-trained and largely unqualified workforce, including at managerial grades, is hampering the governor's ability to make swifter progress at the centre." |
| Inspectors recommended immediate action be taken to ensure young people at risk of suicide or self-harm were regularly reviewed. | Inspectors recommended immediate action be taken to ensure young people at risk of suicide or self-harm were regularly reviewed. |
| Frances Crook, chief executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform, said: "Almost 18 months have passed since the BBC's shocking Panorama documentary, and yet today we read another awful report on Medway, which is clearly unfit to look after children." | Frances Crook, chief executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform, said: "Almost 18 months have passed since the BBC's shocking Panorama documentary, and yet today we read another awful report on Medway, which is clearly unfit to look after children." |
| The Ministry of Justice is yet to comment on the inspectors' findings. | The Ministry of Justice is yet to comment on the inspectors' findings. |