§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, in view of his decision to stop remanding girls under 15 years of age to adult prisons as of 15th March, what provision he is making to provide secure accommodation for girls convicted of unlawfulness in the administrative county of Suffolk.
§ Mr. MoyleWhen the age for remand to Prison Department establishments is raised it will fall to local authorities to find accommodation for those girls who are instead remanded to their care. In children's regional planning area No. 6, which includes Suffolk, Cambridgeshire is building a new observation and assessment centre for girls which will have six secure places and will be available to all the local authorities in the area.
784WThe number of 14-year-old girls affected by the proposed order is not large; on average there are less than 20 each year for the whole of England and Wales—the majority stay for up to two weeks.
§ Mr. Miscampbellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what secure accommodation will be available in Lancashire for the reception of girls under 15 years of age who, on conviction, will no longer be remanded to prison after 15th March 1977.
§ Mr. MoyleAccording to the approved children's regional plan for area 3—the North-West—the observation and assessment centre for girls provided by Manchester has four secure places and is available to all the local authorities in the region. The number of 14-year-old girls affected by the proposed order is not large; on average there are less than 20 each year for the whole of England and Wales—the majority stay for up to two weeks.