HC Deb 09 December 1983 vol 50 cc260-1W
Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many untried or unsentenced juveniles held in prisons and remand centres on 30 June 1982 had been held for three months or more, one month or more and two weeks or more, respectively.

Mr. Hurd

The available information is given in the following table:

Untried and convicted unsentenced juveniles in prisons and remand centres on 30June 1982: by length of time since first received into custody
Time since first received into custody* Untried Convicted unsentenced Total
Up to 2 weeks 44 61 105
Over 2 weeks up to 1 month 10 67 77
Over 1 month up to 3 months 17 60 77
Over 3 months 7 10 17
Total 78 198 276
* Including any time which may have been spent on bail after a first remand in custody.

Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many sentenced juveniles held in prisons and remand centres on 30 June 1982 had been held for three months or more, one month or more and two weeks or more, respectively.

Mr. Hurd

The available information is given in the following table:

Sentenced juveniles in prisons and remand centres on 30 June 1982: by length of time since received into the latest establishment
Time since received into latest establishment Number of sentenced juveniles
Up to 2 weeks 22
Over 2 weeks up to 1 month 2
Over 1 month up to 3 months 12
Over 3 months 7
Total 43