§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the current average length of time spent in custody by (a) males and (b) females sentenced to borstal training.
§ Mr. MayhewThe average time spent in custody, after sentence, by those discharged from borstal training in 1979 was about nine months for males and about eight months for females. Information for 1980 is not yet available.