HC Deb 03 December 1968 vol 774 cc424-5W
Mrs. Ewing

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons were released on detention centre, Borstal, and young offenders institution after care licences in Scotland in 1967; how many of these were recalled to their respective institutions for failing to comply with the terms and conditions of their licences; and how many were recalled to their respective institutions by order of the courts consequent upon their conviction for a further offence or offences.

Mr. Ross

1,904 young persons were released on after care licences in Scotland in 1967 as follows:—

From detention centre 708
From borstal institutions 759 (including 46 females)
From young offenders institutions). 437 (including five females)
Total 1,904
of these, 102 have been recalled to date—

(i) by the Secretary of State for failing to comply with the terms and conditions of their licences:—

Detention centre inmates 2
Borstal inmates 8
Inmates of young offenders institutions 2 (including — one female)
12

(ii) by order of the courts consequent upon their conviction for a further offence or offences:—

Borstal inmates 87 (including three females)
Inmates of young offenders institutions 3
90

Persons released from detention centres and bostal and young offenders institutions who fail to comply with the terms and conditions of their licences are recalled to young offenders institutions.