§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many (a) boys and (b) girls were held in (i) secure accommodation, (ii) local authority community homes and (iii) youth treatment centres on the latest available date; and how many had been held for (1) over two years, (2) 18 months to two years, (3) one year to 18 months, (4) nine months to one year, (5) six months to nine months and (6) three months to six months.
§ Mr. Newton(i)Secure accommodation. Statistics on secure accommodation are not routinely collected centrally. However, local authorities' records for 1980 have been the subject of a special study, copies of which have previously been sent to the hon. Member and placed in the Library. The study does not provide figures for length of stay in the form requested, but as follows:
Length of stay in secure units in community homes in 1980 Boys Girls Total Over 1 year 71 14 85 6 months-1 year 23 16 39 3–6 months 25 22 47 2–3 months 45 40 85 1–2 months 84 40 124 1 week-1 month 162 106 268 48 hours-1 week 158 142 300 Total 568 380 948 (ii) Local authority community homes. The information requested is not collected centrally. At 31 March 1981 16,900 boys and 9,600 girls were resident in all types of community homes.
(iii) Youth treatment centres. The position at 31 December 1982 was as follows:
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Length of stay in youth treatment centres at 31.12.82 Boys Girls Total Over 2 years 8 3 11 18 months-2 years 7 1 8
Length of stay in youth treatment centres at 31.12.82 Boys Girls Total 1 year-18 months 8 5 13 9 months-1 year 7 3 10 6 months-9 months 7 2 9 3 months-6 months 3 2 5 Less than 3 months 8 — 8 Total 48 16 64