Tusla says St Andrew’s mental health facility is highly regulated

Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, says it has been in contact with management at a secure mental health facility in Britain, which currently has three Irish children staying there, after a Channel 4 documentary raised serious concerns about the centre.

Three Irish children are currently residing at St Andrew’s in Northampton by order of the Irish High Court, while a number of other Irish young people have been in similar placements there in recent years.

On Wednesday, a Channel 4 documentary entitled Under Lock and Key featured the stories of some UK residents who had stayed there, with many of those interviewed for the programme raising serious concerns about how their relatives were cared for.