§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proposals he has for the introduction of staff training and a proper system of inspection at junior attendance centres; and if he will publish an annual report on their operation.
§ Mr. BrittanStaff employed at junior attendance centres are mainly teachers and police officers with suitable skills and with experience of dealing with juveniles, and no special training is considered necessary. Arrangements already exist for these centres to be inspected at regular intervals by officers of the social100W work service of the Department of Health and Social Security, who act as professional advisers to the Home Office.
We have no plans for publishing an annual report on their operation.