§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many juvenile prisoners have been refused early release on home detention curfew because they had no suitable accommodation in each of the last 12 months. [144353]
§ Paul GogginsData on the reasons for juvenile prisoners being refused early release on home detention curfew are not collected centrally, and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children have been transferred out of secure training centres to prisons for reasons of bad behaviour in each of the last 12 months. [144354]
§ Paul GogginsThe following table shows the number of juveniles transferred from Secure Training Centres to Young Offender Institutions for reasons of bad behaviour in each of the last 12 months. 13W
Month Number of children transferred December 2002 0 2003 January 1 February 3 March 3 April 4 May 0 June 0 July 5 August 5 September 1 October 4 November 2
§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received on the use of special cells in young offender institutions; and if he will place copies in the Library. [144362]
§ Paul GogginsThe Home Office has only received letters from Amnesty International regarding the use of solitary confinement for juveniles. These letters are private correspondence and cannot be placed in the Library without the consent of the originator.