§ 61. Mr. Sorensenasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many juvenile delinquents were charged with offences in Cyprus in 1956; how many are now detained; in how many cases corporal punishment was inflicted on delinquents in 1956; what maximum number of strokes is permitted; whether there is an age limit for this punishment; for what type of offences it is inflicted; whether the number of instances of this punishment has now declined; and how many of these delinquents were attending school.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe reply is as follows:
- 1. 875.
- 2. 12.
- 3. 82.
- 4. 12.
- 5. No one under 8 years of age may be awarded corporal punishment.
- 6. Children under 14 may be caned for any offence. Young persons over 14 may now be caned only for rape, attempted rape, unnatural offence against a child under 13, attempted murder by a convict and for certain offences against prison discipline. That part of the Emergency Regulations which provided for corporal punishment for juveniles for certain offences was revoked in December, 1956.
- 7. Yes.
- 8. It would not be possible, without much research, to say how many were
180 registered at a school, and the figure would be unrealistic since many who were registered were not in fact attending school.