§ Mr. Charles Irvingasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convicted youngsters under the age of 17 years were being held in (a) prison, (b) borstal and (c) detention centres, respectively, at the latest available date.
§ Mr. JohnOn 28th February there were 256 people aged under 17 in prisons and remand centres who had been sentenced or who had been convicted and were awaiting sentence. On the same date there were 923 people aged under 17 serving sentences in borstals and 709 in detention centres.