HC Deb 23 March 1950 vol 472 c144W
124. Mr. Renton

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the inmates escaped from Gaynes Hall Borstal Institution during the past 12 months; and how many of those who escaped broke into private dwelling houses after escaping and before recapture.

Mr. Ede

In 1949 there were 117 cases of absconding from Gaynes Hall Borstal Institution involving 84 inmates. Absconders are reported to have been responsible for breaking into 19 private dwelling houses.

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