§ Mrs. BrookeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many girls aged(a) 15, (b) 16 and (c) 17 years were held in prisons in England and Wales in each of the last five years; in which establishments they were held; and whether there are girls of these ages in prison now. [154217]
§ Paul GogginsThe number of girls aged(a) 15, (b) 16 and (c) 17 held in prisons in each of the last five years and on 30 November 2003, by establishment, is given in the table.
The Youth Justice Board issued a commitment to remove all 16-year-old girls from Prison Service custody by 31 December 2003. This commitment was achieved. However, in. exceptional circumstances it may be necessary to detain a 16-year-old girl in a Young Offenders Institution in the future.
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Number of girls aged 15,16 and 17 in prisons by age 15 16 17 June 1999 Brockhill 0 1 3 Bullwood Hall 4 4 9 Drake Hall 0 0 1 Eastwood Park 0 1 8 Foston Hall 0 0 1 Holloway 1 3 7
Number of girls aged 15,16 and 17 in prisons by age 15 16 17 New Hall 1 7 21 Styal 1 6 7 June 2000 Brockhill 0 2 7 Bullwood Hall 1 4 5 Drake Hall 0 0 1 Eastwood Park 1 4 5 Holloway 1 3 12 Low Newton 0 1 3 New Hall 0 6 7 Styal 0 8 18 June 2001 Brockhill 1 0 6 Bullwood Hall 2 2 21 Eastwood Park 0 2 9 Holloway 1 1 8 Low Newton 0 0 3 New Hall 3 7 22 Styal 0 0 2 June 2002 Brockhill 0 4 9 Bullwood Hall 2 2 25 Eastwood Park 1 3 4 Holloway 0 3 10 Low Newton 0 0 1 New Hall 6 15 27 Styal 0 0 5 June 2003 Brockhill 0 2 7 Bullwood Hall 0 3 11 Eastwood Park 0 0 6 Holloway 0 0 11 Low Newton 0 0 1 New Hall 0 1 34 November 2003 Brockhill 0 1 12 Bullwood Hall 0 0 15 Eastwood Park 0 0 9 Holloway 0 0 4 New Hall 0 1 23