§ 55. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many juvenile delinquents there have been in Scotland during each of the last 10 years; where they are detained; what rules govern their incarceration, reduction of sentence and release; and how many have been released during each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. RossI will, with permission, circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a Table setting out the number of juveniles against whom charges were proved and particulars of those committed to an institution in the years 1957 to 1966.
Conditions governing the detention, reduction of sentence and release of juveniles committed to an institution are prescribed in the appropriate Acts and 68W the rules made thereunder for the management of the institution concerned.
The information asked for in the last part of the Question is not available.