On 23 July 2019, the Ministry of Justice stated that the Youth Custody Service would review the mandatory training for all its frontline staff – including at management level – alongside a review of the content and material where necessary. On 4 October 2019, the Youth Custody Service published its national safeguarding review. It recommended that the Youth Custody Service sites, in conjunction with the local authority designated officer (LADO), develop specific and localised training that meets the emerging needs and threats of the sector. The review also recommended that staff dealing with Matters of Concern should receive appropriate and sufficient training in safeguarding and child protection. On 4 May 2022, the Ministry of Justice stated that the Youth Custody Service was drafting 'Keeping Children Safe in Secure Settings' guidance. This aims to set out requirements for sites that hold children on remand and custodial sentences to: protect children from abuse, respond appropriately to their complaints and set the same safeguarding expectations as all other agencies providing a service to children. The Ministry of Justice confirmed that the guidance will complement mandatory safeguarding training for all new staff and will be subject to targeted public consultation. The Ministry of Justice also stated that the Youth Custody Service intends to publish a Safeguarding Strategy that will outline longer term plans for safeguarding training.