HC Deb 26 October 1950 vol 478 c383W
Mr. H. Hynd

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many attendance centres and detention centres, as provided by the Criminal Justice Act, 1948, have been made available; and what progress is being made in this matter.

Mr. Ede

Two attendance centres have been opened and a third will open shortly. Extension of the experiment must depend on experience of the actual running of these establishments. With regard to detention centres I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply which I gave on 20th July to the hon. Member for York (Mr. Hylton-Foster).