§ BARONESS SEROTAasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the total population of each individual detention centre as at 31st December, 1967, and the accommodation available divided into:—
Population, 31st December, 1967 Detention Centre Accommodation Boys aged 14 to 16 Senior boys aged 17 to 20 Girls aged 16 to 20 Aldington 84 — 70 — Aylesbury 102 — 83 — Blantyre House 99 — 88 — Buckley Hall 106 — 90 — Campsfield House 71 66 — — Erlestoke 94 — 67 — Foston Hall 59 64 — — Haslar 100 — 94 — Kirklevington 76 67 — — Latchmere House 131 — 92 — Medomsley 100 — 70 — Moor Court 27 — — 25 New Hall 75 — 77 — North Sea Camp 95 — 91 — Send 73 58 — — Swinfen Hall 174 — 161 — Usk 100 — 87 — Werrington 100 — 69 — Whatton 180 — 120 — 255 1,259 25 1,846 1,539 Accommodation is not formally divided between magistrates and higher courts, and information about the courts by whom the offenders in detention on 31st December, 1967, were committed is not recorded centrally. In the first six months of 1967, approximately 13 per cent. of committals to detention were by higher courts and 87 per cent. by magistrates' courts.
A new junior boys' centre will open next month at Eastwood Park, Glouces-
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and how many new detention centres are being planned.
- (a) those committed by magistrates' courts;
- (b) those committed by higher courts:
§ LORD STONHAMIn England and Wales the accommodation available and the population on 31st December, 1967, were as follows:
tershire, and proposals have been approved for an extension to Erlestoke senior boys' centre. Planning clearance has been sought for the provision of a senior and a junior boys' centre in the South-East, and possible sites have been investigated for additional places for senior and junior boys in the North-West, for senior boys in the North-East and for junior boys in the East Midlands.
House adjourned at eight minutes before eight o'clock.