§ Mr. Langasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the number of cases in which sentences of flogging have been passed upon persons in His Majesty's prisons during the 12 months ended 31st December last; and how many of these cases were those of persons under sentence of Borstal detention.
§ Mr. EdeDuring this period corporal punishment was awarded in 15 cases, of which 10 were cases of persons sentenced to Borstal detention, and was carried out in 10 cases of which eight were cases of persons sentenced to Borstal detention.