§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if advice was given at any stage to the six young persons in local prisons on 29th February 1976 on applying for bail;
(2) if any advice was given at any stage to the 92 boys and two girls awaiting trial in remand centres on 29th February 1976 on applying for bail.
§ Mr. JohnYes: it is standard procedure for all persons remanded in custody to be given such advice.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the six young persons in local prisons awaiting trial on 29th February 1976 are still there; and how many of these have been convicted.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the four young persons convicted and awaiting sentence in local prisons on 29th February 1976 are still there.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what sentence, if any, has been passed on: (a) the 444W six young persons awaiting trial in local prisons on 29th February 1976 and (b) four young persons convicted and awaiting sentence in local prisons on the same day.
§ Mr. JohnOf the six juveniles in local prisons awaiting trial on 29th February 1976, two have not yet been tried; one was given a non-custodial sentence; one a sentence of borstal training; one was sentenced to detention in a detention centre; and one was detained under Section 53(2) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933. Of the four juveniles in local prisons who on 29th February 1976 had been convicted and were awaiting sentence, one was subsequently released on bail; one was given a noncustodial sentence; one was sentenced to detention in a detention centre; and one was sentenced to borstal training.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many of the 97 boys and two girls awaiting trial in remand centres on 29th February 1976 are still in remand centres; and how many of these are now convicted and awaiting sentence;
(2) what sentence, if any, was passed on the 97 boys and two girls awaiting trial in remand centres on 29th February 1976.
§ Mr. JohnOn 13th May 1976, the latest date for which information is readily available, 13 of the juveniles who were in remand centres awaiting trial on 29th February were still there, five awaiting trial and eight awaiting sentence. The sentences passed on the remaining 84 were as follows:
Borstal training 37 Detention in a Detention right 27 Detained under section 53 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 3 To custody to await transfer to a psychiatric hospital under section 60 of the Mental Health Act 1959 1 Care order 6 Conditional discharge 6 Supervision order 2 Deferred sentence 1 Attendance Centre 1 The results of the other two cases have not yet been notified to our central records, but neither person was in custody on 13th May.
Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many 14 to 16-year-olds were in remand 445W centres at the latest available date; how many were boys and how many girls; how many were: (a) awaiting trial (b) convicted and awaiting sentence and (c) Borstal trainees awaiting transfer.
§ Mr. JohnOn 30th April there were 334 juveniles aged between 14 and 16 years in remand centres in England and Wales. Of these 102 were awaiting trial; 193 had been convicted and were awaiting sentence; 29 had been sentenced to borstal training and were awaiting transfer to a borstal; and 10 had received other sentences.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if any of the six young persons in local prisons awaiting trial on 29th February 1976 have been found not guilty; if so, how long each had been in prison; if any of the four young persons convicted but awaiting sentence on the same day were given a non-custodial sentence; and, if so, how long they had served in prison.
§ Mr. JohnFour of the six juveniles —i.e. young persons between the ages of 14 and 16—who were on remand in local prisons on 29th February to await trial were subsequently found guilty: two were still awaiting trial on 13th May —the latest date for which information is readily available. Of the four juveniles in local prisons who were convicted but awaiting sentence, one is known to have received a non-custodial sentence: she had spent 19 days on remand in custody.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if the 14 Borstal trainees located in local prisons on 29th February 1976 have yet been transferred to a Borstal.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many of the six young persons in local prisons awaiting trial on 29th February had applied for bail; what were the reasons for its refusal in those cases where it was refused; and if he will seek to ascertain the grounds on which the remainder did not apply for bail;
(2) how many of the 97 boys and two girls awaiting trial in remand centres on 29th February 1976 had applied for bail; what were the reasons for it being 446W refused; and if he will seek to ascertain the grounds on which the remainder did not make an application.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many 14 to 16-year-olds were in local prisons at the latest available date; how many were boys and how many girls; and where they are located.
§ Mr. JohnOn 30th April there were 29 persons aged between 14 and 16 years in local prisons. Seventeen were boys and 12 girls. They were located as follows:
Holloway 12 Liverpool 3 Birmingham 3 Swansea 3 Lincoln 2 Leicester 1 Leeds 1 Durham 1 Norwich 1 Oxford 1 Shrewsbury 1