§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the categories by which inmates of borstal establishments are classified; and what are the classes of offence which result in offenders being placed in each category.
§ Mr. BrittanBorstal trainees are allocated either to closed or to open establishments. The allocation decision does not depend entirely on the offence; but serious violence, arson or sex offences normally result in allocation to closed conditions while those convicted of theft, burglary and similar offences normally go to open conditions.