HC Deb 16 July 1948 vol 453 cc138-9W
Mr. Sharp

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the 15 years-old boy recently sentenced at the Old Bailey to 15 months' imprisonment will be transferred to a Borstal Institution when he reaches the age of 16; and, in the meantime whether any special arrangements are being made for his care.

Mr. Ede

The lad will be detained in a Young Prisoners' Collecting Centre under the usual arrangements, and the possibility of transferring him to a Borstal Institution on reaching the age of 16 will be carefully considered in the meantime.