HC Deb 13 February 1981 vol 998 c439W
Mr. Dubs

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average daily number of juveniles in (a) borstals, (b) detention centres, (c) remand centres and (d) adult prisons in 1979 and, if available, in 1980

Mr. Mayhew

The information readily available is given in the following table.

Juveniles aged 14–16 in prison department establishments in England and Wales on 30 June 1979 and 30 June 1980: by type of establishment
Number of persons
Type of establishment 30 June 1979 30 June 1980
Remand centres 307 299
Prisons 42 52
Borstals 882 932
Detention centres 681 756
Total 1,912 2,039

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