HC Deb 13 December 1979 vol 975 cc718-9W
42. Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many 14 to 16-year old schoolchildren by age and sex were being held in (a) local prisons and (b) remand centres,

JUVENILES AGED 14–16 IN REMAND CENTRES AND LOCAL PRISONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES ON 30 SEPTEMBER 1979: BY AGE AND SEX*
Age Number of persons Total
Type of establishment and sex 14 15 16
Local prisons:
Males … … … … 0 5 27 32
Females … … … … 0 4 2 6
Remand centres:
Males … … … … 19 88 152 259
Females … … … … 0 5 13 18
Total … … … … 19 102 194 315
* Includes 43 sentenced juveniles (15 in local prisons and 28 in remand centres).
UNSENTENCED JUVENILES AGED 14–16 IN REMAND CENTRES AND LOCAL PRISONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES ON 30 SEPTEMBER 1979: BY LENGTH OF TIME SINCE FIRST REMAND
Length of time since first remand* Males Number of persons Females
Up to and including 1 week … … … … 51 4
Over 1 week up to and including 2 weeks … … … … 45 2
Over 2 weeks up to and including 1 month … … … … 75 3
Over 1 month up to and including 6 weeks … … … … 33 1
Over 6 weeks up to and including 2 months … … … … 18 1
Over 2 months up to and including 3 months … … … … 20 0
Over 3 months … … … … 19 0
Total … … … … 261 11
* Including any time which may have been spent on bail.