HC Deb 20 June 1977 vol 933 c389W
Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, of those held on remand at the latest available date, which is the longest period that a boy and a girl aged 14 to 16 years has been held on remand in (a) a remand centre, and (b) a local prison.

Mr. John

The information requested is given in the table below:

Longest time spent in custody on remand by persons aged 14–16 in local prisons and remand centres at 30th April 1976
Males Females
Local prisons 50 days 54 days
Remand centres 203 days 68 days