§ 57. Mr. Sorensenasked 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. ButlerThe 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.