§ Mr. Charles Irvingasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many juveniles were held in (a) prisons and (b) remand centres on 30 June 1980; in which establishments they were held; and what was the breakdown of their ages, the offences with which they were charged and the length of time for which they had been in custody.
§ Mr. MayhewThe information which can be made available without disproportionate cost is given in the following tables. Information on the offences with which unsentenced prisoners are charged is not collected centrally.
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Table 1 Juveniles in Prisons and Remand Centres in England and Wales on 30 June 1980: by Establishment and age Number of persons Establishment Age 14 15 16 Total Prisons Male establishments Aylesbury — — 1 1 Bedford — — 1 1 Birmingham — — 1 1 Leeds — — 2 2 Leicester — — 1 1 Liverpool — — 1 1 Manchester — 17 12 29 Shrewsbury — 1 1 2 Swinfen Hall — — 2 2 Female establishments Holloway — 3 8 11 Styal — — 1 1 Total in prisons — 21 31 52 Remand centres Male establishments Ashford — 1 3 4 Brockhill 4 15 29 48 Cardiff 2 3 6 11
Number of persons Establishment Age 14 15 16 Total Exeter — 1 4 5 Latehmere House 4 21 52 77 Low Newton 3 11 14 28 Norwich — 2 6 8 Pucklechurch 3 7 14 24 Risley 2 15 22 39 Thorp Arch 3 14 21 38 Winchester — 3 5 8 Female establishments Low Newton 1 — — 1 Pucklechurch — 1 1 2 Risley — 1 5 6 Total in remand centres 22 95 182 299 Total 22 116 213 351
Table 2 Sentenced Juveniles in Prisons and Remand Centres in England and Wales on 30 June 1980: by Offence Group Number of persons Offence group Prisons Remand centres Violence against the person 8 9 Sexual offences — 5 Burglary 5 10 Robbery 1 4 Theft, handling, fraud and forgery 2 5 Other offences 1 — Total 17 33