HC Deb 24 January 1983 vol 35 cc263-4W
Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps are being taken to monitor the effect of absent remand provisions in the Criminal Justice Act 1982 on the average length of time spent by individual defendants in custody on remand.

Mr. Mellor

The current collection of data on remand prisoners allows the time from first reception until disposal to be studied. If it reveals unexpected changes after the implementation of the remand provisions in the Criminal Justice Act 1982, further studies will be considered.