§ Mr. MillsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he proposes to introduce the penalties for young offenders that are contained in the Criminal Justice and Public Order Bill.
§ Mr. MacleanThe timetable for implementation will be substantially dependent on the progress of the Bill in Parliament and is likely to be different in respect of the Bills provisions relating to different sentences. For example, the timing of the introduction of the new secure training order for 12 to 14-year-old persistent offenders will be dependent also on the availability of the new secure accommodation for which the Bill makes provision. It is the Governments firm intention that all the Bills provisions on sentencing young offenders should be in force as soon as possible after Royal Assent, but at this stage, it would be premature to set firm implementation dates.