§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children have been remanded to prison service establishments in each month since August 1977; and how many were on remand at the latest available date.
§ Mr. JohnThe information available is given in the table below.
PERSONS AGED 14–16 YEARS WHEN INITIALLY REMANDED TO PRISON DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHMENTS 1ST AUGUST 1977 TO 31ST JANUARY 1978: BY TYPE OF INITIAL REMAND Month of initial remand reception Type of first reception Convicted Untried unsentenced Total 1977— August … 135 93 228 September … 173 114 287 October … 212 114 326 November … 206 126 332 December … 149 100 249 1978— January … 204 125 329 1,079 672 1,751 On 31st January 1978 there were 306 un-sentenced people aged 14–16 years on that date in Prison Department establishments.