HL Deb 29 November 1972 vol 336 c1402WA
BARONESS MASHAM OF ILTON

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many fifteen- and sixteen-year-old boys have been in borstal for each year since the Children and Young Persons Act 1969 came into force.

VISCOUNT COLVILLE OF CULROSS

Some provisions of the Children and Young Persons Act came into force in November, 1969; others, including the provisions relating to care orders, on January 1, 1971. The following information relates to boys received under sentence of borstal training in England and Wales—

Age on Conviction
15 16
1970 … … … 180 701
1971 … … … 253 717
January 1-June 30, 1972 … 114* 379*
* Provisional figures

House adjourned at three minutes before ten o'clock.