§ Mr. RuaneTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what was the average period between arrest and sentencing for persistent young offenders in each of the last 10 years. [105702]
§ Jane KennedyThe average time from arrest to sentence for persistent young offenders in England and Wales was 142 days in 1996, 141 days in 1997, 125 days in 1998, and an estimated 110 days in the first six months of 1999. Figures for earlier years are not available.