§ Mr. Swinglerasked the Secretary of State for tte Home Department if he will publish a table of figures showing the success or failure rates for approved schools for each of the last twelve years, giving the figures for junior, intermediate, and senior schools separately.
§ Mr. BrookeThe following table gives the percentages of boys and girls released from approved schools, on licence or under supervision, during each of the years from 1947 to 1958 inclusive who were not found guilty of any offence within three years of their release. The figures for the years 1953–58 inclusive are not directly comparable with those for earlier years, because they are computed on a slightly different basis which has resulted in their being somewhat lower than they would have been if calculated on the basis previously used.
of the Advisory Council on the Employment of Prisoners.
§ Mr. BrookeYes. I have received from the Council a Report on Work and 183W Vocational Training in Borstals in England and Wales, which is being published today. In a comprehensive survey of the various forms of work and industrial training, the Council approves of much that is being done in borstals, but recommends certain changes and further developments.
The Report draws attention to the advantages of providing semi-skilled rather than labouring work for those inmates who are not considered suitable for a vocational training course. It stresses the importance of fallowing up training with practical experience, possibly by way of work for outside employers, and suggests further consultation with both sides of industry about continued training after discharge.
I am indebted to the Council for a most useful Report, and I intend to develop work in borstals on the lines suggested.