§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners (a) women, (b) girls and (c) young men aged under 21 years have been detained in police cells overnight to the latest date in 1983 because of lack of space in a penal establishment; where they were located; and for how long.
§ Mr. MellorSince the beginning of this year three female and 42 male prisoners under the age of 21 have been held overnight in police custody. The females were all held by the Sussex constabulary; of the males, 28 were held by the Metropolitan police, seven by the Sussex constabulary, six by the Hertfordshire constabulary and one by the Surrey constabulary. Two male prisoners each spent two nights in police custody; the remaining males and all the females spent only one night. Information about the detailed locations of these prisoners while in police custody, and the age of the female prisoners, is not centrally available.