HC Deb 21 February 1957 vol 565 c82W
57. Mr. Sorensen

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many abscondings from remand homes and approved schools occurred during 1956; in how many instances corporal punishment was inflicted in those institutions during that year; and whether, in both instances, this shows an increase or decrease on previous years.

Mr. R. A. Butler

The following is a table giving these figures for each of the years 1952 to 1956, together with figures of the average populations of approved schools and remand homes in each year.