10.2 Although children should ideally not be incarcerated in correctional centres, where there is no other option but to do so, all children under the age of 18, and juveniles between the ages of 18 and 24, must, in terms of the law, be accommodated separately from one another, and separately from the adult population. This appears to be applied inconsistently and is a matter of extreme concern, as it poses a threat to the safety of both child- and juvenile offenders. The JCPS cluster should take joint responsibility for ensuring that ages are verified, and the DCS must ensure that child, juvenile and adult offenders are accommodated separately. The DCS should submit a comprehensive report profiling the children incarcerated in correctional centres as at 31 October 2011, detailing the external support children were getting from their families and the DSD, as well as the interventions the DSD and DCS have made to assist them. The report should be submitted by 30 November 2011.