§ Mr. Fowlerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will detail that public expenditure, current and capital, not given in the report of the Prison Department on treating young offenders, in junior detention centres, attendance centres and borstals, for the last available year; and whether he will detail the present age range of each.
§ Mr. CarlisleI assume that my hon. Friend has in mind the treatment of offenders under 17 years of age.
In the financial year 1970–71, the total current expenditure—as defined in Appendix 4 to the Annual Report of the Prison Department—on junior detention centres in England and Wales was £567,695 and the total capital expenditure was £47,474. The total current expenditure on junior attendance centres was £65,201. It is not possible to say how much of the total cost of borstal institutions was attributable to the treatment of those under 17.
The age range for committal to a junior detention centre is aged 14 and under 17, and to a junior attendance centre aged 10 and under 17. Offenders aged 15 and 16 may be sentenced to borstal training.