§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the increase in the total number of young persons sentenced to periods of imprisonment in youth custody centres or detention centres during the first six months of the scheme's operation in 1983 compared with the total number of young people sentenced to equivalent periods during the similar period in 1982; and if he will give details of the increase.
§ Mr. HurdThe number of offenders aged under 17 received into prison department establishments in England and Wales under sentence of youth custody or a detention centre order in the first six months after the implementation of the Criminal Justice Act 1982 was about the same as the number received under sentence of borstal training or a detention centre order in the corresponding period a year earlier. We plan to publish shortly a statistical bulletin giving details of the changes.
§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many males between the ages of 15 and 17 years who have been sentenced to periods of youth custody are currently being held in adult prisons, broken down by length of sentence;
(2) how many females between the ages of 15 and 17 years who have been sentenced to periods of youth custody are currently being held in adult prisons, broken down by length of sentence.
§ Mr. HurdThe latest available information is given in the following table:
on the use of the new sentencing structure for young offenders in the first six months after the implementation of the Criminal Justice Act 1982.