HC Deb 11 February 1983 vol 36 c491W
Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) junior and (b) senior attendance centres there are in England and Wales.

Mr. Mayhew

There are 106 junior attendance centres in England and Wales: 90 boys' centres, 10 mixed centres and 6 girls' centres. They take offenders aged 10 and under 17, except for 5 of the girls' centres which take only those aged 14 and under 17.

There are 15 senior attendance centres for offenders aged 17 and under 21.