HC Deb 07 May 1980 vol 984 c122W
Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department which junior attendance centres also care for offenders aged 17 to 18 years.

Mr. Brittan

Four of the junior attendance centres in the West Midlands—Birmingham A, Bilston, Coventry and Smethwick—and four in West Yorkshire—Bradford, Dewsbury, Halifax and Leeds—are available for the reception of boys aged 17 and 18 in addition to those in the normal age range of 10–16.