HC Deb 05 December 1991 vol 200 cc195-8W
Mr. Michael

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many children from each county in Wales were held in secure accommodation in each month in 1989, 1990 and the current year.

Mr. Nicholas Bennett

The number of admissions from each county in Wales to Welsh secure units in each month is shown in table 1. Fewer individual children were involved, since some were admitted for short periods on several occasions.

Table 2 gives the available annual figures for children placed by Welsh authorities in English secure units; monthly figures are not available.

In addition, on behalf of the Home Office, the Welsh Office place children found guilty of "grave crimes", in secure accommodation, currently all in England. Two such placements were made in 1989, seven in 1990, and 10 this year to date. Table 3 shows the county of origin.

Table 1: Admissions to Welsh secure accommodation
Clwyd
1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989 1 April 1989 to 31 March 1990 1 April 1990 to 31 March 1991
April — — —
May — — —
June — — —
July — — —
August — — —
September — — —
October — — —
November — — —
December — — —
January — — —
February — — —
March — — —
Annual total 0 0 0
Dyfed
1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989 1 April 1989to 31 March 1990 1 April 1990 to 31 March 1991
April — — —
May — — —
June — — 1
July — — —
August — 1 —
September — — —
October — — —
November — — —
December — — —
January — — —
February — — —
March — — —
Annual total 0 1 1
Gwent
1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989 1 April 1989 to 31 March 1990 1 April 1990 to 31 March 1991
April 3 4 12
May 4 8 6
June 2 3 4
July 6 6 9
August 4 1 4
September 2 3 1
October 2 1 7
November 6 3 6
December 4 3 1
January 5 4 1
February 6 2 2
March 3 1 4
Annual total 47 39 57
Gwynedd
1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989 1 April 1989 to 31 March 1990 1 April 1990 to 31 March 1991
April — — —
May — — —
June — — —
July — — —
August — — —
September — — —
October — — —
November — — —
December — — —
January — — —
February — — —
March — — —
Annual total 0 0 0
Mid Glamorgan
1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989 1 April 1989 to 31 March 1990 1 April 1990 to 31 March 1991
April 4 2 —
May — 1 2
June — 3 2
July 1 4 5
August 3 4 11
September 1 5 2
October 3 2 10
November — 3 7
December — 2 —
January 5 1 3
February 1 — 4
March 3 2 3
1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989 1 April 1989 to 31 March 1990 1 April 1990 to 31 March 1991
Annual total 21 29 49
Powys
1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989 1 April 1989 to 31 March 1990 1 April 1990 to 31 March 1991
April — — —
May — — —
June — — —
July — — —
August — — —
September — — —
October — — —
November — — —
December — — —
January — — —
February — — —
March — — 2
Annual total 0 0 2
South Glamorgan
1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989 1 April 1989 to 31 March 1990 1 April 1990 to 31 March 1991
April — 2 —
May — — —
June — — —
July 2 — —
August — — 3
September — — 1
October — — 1
November — — —
December — 1 1
January — — —
February — — —
March — — —
Annual total 2 3 6
West Glamorgan
1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989 1 April 1989 to 31 March 1990 1 April 1990 to 31 March 1991
April 6 5 7
May 6 3 3
June 1 2 4
July — 7 9
August 4 8 7
September 7 6 6
October 1 7 6
November 6 10 4
December 4 7 7
January 4 6 2
February 7 — 4
March 1 20 7
Annual total 47 81 66
Table 2: Admissions to English secure accommodation
1988–89 1989–90
Clwyd 4 5
Dyfed — —
Gwent — —
Gwynedd — 1
Mid Glamorgan 1 5
Powys — —
1988–89 1989–90
South Glamorgan 3 1
West Glamorgan — 1
Table 3: Admissions under section 53(2) 1933
Children and Young Person's Act
1989 1990 1991
Clwyd 1 1 2
Dyfed — 1 —
Gwent — 1 —
Gwynedd — 1 —
Mid Glamorgan 1 3 3
Powys — — —
South Glamorgan — — 4
West Glamorgan — — 1