secure unit
Britishnoun
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Mr Carty said he was concerned Ms Carter was "feeling lost" as to how to look after Rhianan and had wanted her to go to a secure unit.
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The boy is expected to be sent to a secure unit for young people or what was described as a "place of safety".
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He was remanded in custody after being deemed a "potential risk to public safety" three days before his death because there was no space in a children's secure unit.
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The main school closed in 2004 but the secure unit stayed open until 2006.
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A mixed sex secure unit was added in 1983.
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