§ 15. Mr. ThurnhamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on recent developments in dealing with juvenile offenders.
§ Mr. John PattenRecorded juvenile crime is falling. More juveniles are being cautioned rather than prosecuted and more being dealt with under an increasing range of demanding and constructive community-based measures. Custody remains available to deal with the most serious juvenile offenders. The Government are considering how to improve the arrangements for the remand of alleged juvenile offenders.