§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the objectives of the new regimes he proposes to introduce at the two detention centres; when the regimes will be introduced; how the subjects will be selected, and if there will be any physical or psychiatric screening; what aftercare is proposed; and if research into the effectiveness of the regimes is envisaged.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe purpose of the pilot project is to assess the deterrent and other effects on offenders; it will start in the spring of 1980. All offenders sentenced to the selected detention centres will undergo the more rigorous regimes, but there will be screening to exclude the physically and mentally unfit and those initially sentenced to more than 99W 3 months. The services concerned are being consulted about arrangements for after-care supervision. There will be research into the effectiveness of the pilot project.