§ Mr. Aitkenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons under 18 years of age are detained in institutions for the criminally insane in England and Wales; and how many of these persons are in units specially designed for the needs of young people.
§ Mr. MoyleThere are no institutions exclusively for the criminally insane in England and Wales. I assume that the hon. Member has in mind the special hospitals for those detained patients who require treatment for their mental disorder under conditions of special security because of their dangerous, violent or6W criminal propensities. Patients in these hospitals include non-offenders as well as offenders.
On 1st April 1978 there were 25 patients under the age of 18 in these hospitals. Of this number, 18 males, at Moss Side Hospital, near Liverpool, are in a unit reserved for young male patients. Educational, occupational and recreational facilities are available at all the hospitals.