White Hoe Adolescent Unit & Cronk Sollysh (secure unit)

Summary

The Department of Health and Social Care responded to a request for incident statistics at the White Hoe Adolescent Unit and Cronk Sollysh secure unit covering 2015 to 2019. The authority disclosed all requested data regarding police calls, assaults, ambulance usage, and substance incidents for both facilities.

Key Facts

• The response covers a five-year period from 2015 to 2019 for both White Hoe and Cronk Sollysh.
• Cronk Sollysh recorded zero incidents of fights between young people and zero alcohol or drug incidents on premises during the period.
• White Hoe recorded 8 drug incidents on premises in 2019 alone, compared to zero in previous years.
• Ambulance calls were most frequent at Cronk Sollysh in 2019 with 5 calls, while White Hoe had 1 call in 2019.
• Assaults on staff occurred at both units, with Cronk Sollysh recording 3 incidents in 2018 and White Hoe recording 3 incidents in 2018.

Data Disclosed

• 2015
• 2016
• 2017
• 2018
• 2019
• 0
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 8
• 6
• 2019-09-30
• 2019-10-21
• 983497

Original Request

Question 1: How many times have the police been called to the non-secure unit and the secure unit in the past 5 years up to the most recent figures for 2019? Question 2: How many recorded incidents of assaults or fights have been recorded in the non-secure unit and the secure unit in the past 5 years up to the most recent figures for 2019? Question 3: How many times has an ambulance been called to the non-secure unit and the secure unit in the past 5 years up to the most recent figures for 2019? Question 4: How many incidents involving alcohol have been recorded at the non-secure unit and the secure unit in the past 5 years up to the most recent figures for 2019? Question 5: How many incidents involving drugs or illegal substances have been recorded at the non-secure unit and the secure unit in the past 5 years up to the most recent figures for 2019? Question 6: How many assaults on staff have been recorded at the non-secure unit and the secure unit in the past 5 years up to the most recent figures for 2019? Question 7: How many assaults on those in care have been recorded at the non-secure unit and the secure unit in the past 5 years up to the most recent figures for 2019?

Data Tables (9)

Full Response Text

Interim Chief Executive: Angela Murray Freedom of Information Team Department of Health & Social Care Chief Executive’s Office Crookall House Demesne Road Douglas Isle of Man IM1 3QA Tel: (01624) 642621 Email: dhsc@foi.gov.im Website: www.gov.im/dhsc

Our ref: 983497 21st October 2019

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 30 September 2019 and states:

“For both the White Hoe Adolescent Unit and Cronk Sollysh (secure unit): Question 1: How many times have the police been called to the non-secure unit and the secure unit in the past 5 years up to the most recent figures for 2019? Question 2: How many recorded incidents of assaults or fights have been recorded in the non-secure unit and the secure unit in the past 5 years up to the most recent figures for 2019? Question 3: How many times has an ambulance been called to the non-secure unit and the secure unit in the past 5 years up to the most recent figures for 2019? Question 4: How many incidents involving alcohol have been recorded at the non-secure unit and the secure unit in the past 5 years up to the most recent figures for 2019? Question 5: How many incidents involving drugs or illegal substances have been recorded at the non-secure unit and the secure unit in the past 5 years up to the most recent figures for 2019?

Question 6: How many assaults on staff have been recorded at the non-secure unit and the secure unit in the past 5 years up to the most recent figures for 2019? Question 7: How many assaults on those in care have been recorded at the non-secure unit and the secure unit in the past 5 years up to the most recent figures for 2019?"

Our response to your request is as follows: I have detailed below the information that is being released to you. For both the White Hoe Adolescent Unit and Cronk Sollysh (secure unit):

Question 1: How many times have the police been called to the non-secure unit and the secure unit in the past 5 years up to the most recent figures for 2019? 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 to date Cronk Sollysh 0 3 1 5 2 White Hoe 3 0 1 5 3 Question 2: How many recorded incidents of assaults or fights have been recorded in the non-secure unit and the secure unit in the past 5 years up to the most recent figures for 2019? Please note this question has been interpreted as fights/assaults within the home between young people. Question 7 (other assaults on young people) excludes these figures to avoid double counting. 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 to date Cronk Sollysh 0 0 0 0 0 White Hoe 0 1 0 2 0 Question 3: How many times has an ambulance been called to the non-secure unit and the secure unit in the past 5 years up to the most recent figures for 2019? 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 to date Cronk Sollysh 0 1 0 4 5 White Hoe 1 0 1 0 1

Question 4: How many incidents involving alcohol have been recorded at the non-secure unit and the secure unit in the past 5 years up to the most recent figures for 2019? Please note this question has been interpreted as incidents involving alcohol on the premises – for completeness the second table represents occasions where a young person has returned to the home concerned with alcohol and taken to A&E. 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 to date Cronk Sollysh 0 0 0 0 0 White Hoe 0 0 0 1 3 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 to date White Hoe 2 0 0 2 0 Question 5: How many incidents involving drugs or illegal substances have been recorded at the non-secure unit and the secure unit in the past 5 years up to the most recent figures for 2019? Please note this question has been interpreted as incidents involving drugs or illegal substances on the premises – for completeness the second table represents occasions where a young person has returned to the home reported having used drugs/illegal substances and been taken to A&E. 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 to date Cronk Sollysh 0 0 0 0 0 White Hoe 0 0 0 1 8 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 to date White Hoe 1 0 1 8 6 Question 6: How many assaults on staff have been recorded at the non-secure unit and the secure unit in the past 5 years up to the most recent figures for 2019? 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 to date Cronk Sollysh 0 2 0 3 1 White Hoe 1 0 2 3 0

Question 7: How many assaults on those in care have been recorded at the non-secure unit and the secure unit in the past 5 years up to the most recent figures for 2019? The figures below relate to assaults reported to staff by young people and exclude those figures at Question 2 above which relate to assaults/fights between young people within the homes. 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 to date Cronk Sollysh 0 0 0 0 1 White Hoe 1 0 0 0 1 Please quote the reference number 983497 in any future communications.

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I will now close your request as of this date.

Yours sincerely