§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many young children were sentenced under section 53 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 in 1980; and how many of these were allocated to community homes, youth treatment centres, borstals, young prisoner centres and other establishments, respectively.
§ Mr. MayhewRecords available to us show no children, aged 10 years and under 14, sentenced in 1980 under section 53 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933.