§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many serving prisoners were sentenced, pursuant to(a) section 53(1) and (b) section 53(2) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933; and how many of these prisoners are now serving their sentences in adult prisons and young offenders' institutions, respectively.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 16 January 1995]: Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Derek Lewis to Mr. Alex Carlile, dated 23 January 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking how many serving prisoners were sentenced54W
Traffic Area 1 April 1989 1 April 1990 1 April 1991 1 April 1992 1 April 1993 1 April 1994 Present North Eastern (Newcastle) 46.5 42.0 6.0 — — — — North Eastern (Leeds) 66.0 63.0 61.0 63.0 60.5 60.5 58.0 North Western (Manchester) 104.0 96.5 86.5 71.5 70.0 70.0 67.0
pursuant to (a) section 53(1) and (b) section 53(2) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933; and how many of these prisoners are now serving their sentences in adult prisons and young offenders' institutions, respectively.On 30 November 1994, 54 young offenders were held under section 53(1); all apart from two were held in young offender institutions or a remand centre. Nine young offenders were held under section 53(2) life; of these one male was held in an adult establishment. 353 young offenders were held for determinate sentence under section 53(2) of whom 26 were held in adult institutions. Sentenced young offenders include some 21 year olds.