9th October 2024
An announced inspection was carried out in Oberstown Children Detention Campus across three days between 11 and 12 June 2024. The inspection reviewed eight different areas relating to staffing, management and governance; the authority to suspend rules; education and recreation; health; preparation for leaving care; safeguarding; restrictive practice; and physical environment. Of these eight rules, Oberstown was fully compliant with four, substantially compliant with two and not compliant with two others, namely in relation to staffing levels with effective and transparent management and governance and the use of restrictive practices which are practices that interfere with the rights of young people, for example, the use of single separation.
Respect for rights in the penal system with prison as a last resort.