§ Mr. Alex Carlileasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many young persons, male and female, aged (a) 15 to 16 years and (b) 17 to 21 years have been held on remand in adult establishments so far during 1984.
§ Mr. MellorI shall reply as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Alex Carlileasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the current certifiable normal accommodation for all male and female youth custody establishments in England and Wales.
§ Mr. MellorThe certified normal accommodation (CNA) for youth custody centres is as follows:
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Number Male Aylesbury 294 Castington 180 Deerbolt 300 Dover 232 Erlestoke 120 Everthorpe 304 Exeter 45 Feltham 256 Finnamore Wood 79 Glen Parva 480 Grendon 69 Guys Marsh 227 Hatfield 176 Hewell Grange 136 Hindley 323 Hollesley Bay Colony 425 Huntercombe 188 Lowdham Grange 304 Northallerton 127 Onley 420 Portland 520 Rochester 367 Stoke Heath 360 Swinfen Hall 182 Usk 120 Wellingborough 344 Wetherby 226 Total 6,804
Number Female Bullwood Hall 77 Drake Hall 72 East Sutton Park 42 Styal 83 Total 274 Youth custody trainees are also held in the young offenders prison at Chelmsford (CNA for sentenced inmates 173) and in smaller units, for which CNA is not available separately, in other adult prisons and remand centres.
§ Mr. Alex Carlileasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the actual population of all youth custody establishments in England and Wales on the last day of November 1983, May 1984, August 1984, September 1984 and November 1984.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe available information is given in the following table:
Sentenced population* of youth custody centres in England and Wales and Chelmsford prison at month end Estimated number† Youth custody centres Chelmsford prison‡ November 1983 6,860 300 May 1984 7,060 260 August 1984 6,800 180 September 1984 6,650 170 * Including fine defaulters. † Rounded. ‡ Chelmsford prison takes youth custody trainees.
§ Mr. Alex Carlileasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many young males and females aged between 15 and 21 years were being held in young prisoner wings of adult prisons on the last day of November 1983, May 1984, August 1984, September 1984 and November 1984;
(2) how many young males and females aged between 15 and 21 were being held in other adult prisons on the last day of November 1983, May 1984, August 1984, September 1984 and November 1984.
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§ Mr. MellorThe readily available information is given in the following table:
Untried, convicted unsentenced and sentenced prisoners aged 15 and under 21 in adult prisons in England and Wales at month end: by sex and type of prison Number* November 1983 May 1984 August 1984 September 1984 Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Adult prisons with remand units/wings for prisoners aged under 21† 487 — 500 — 408 — 390 — Remand centres taking remand prisoners of all ages‡ 1,026 51 1,096 55 1,074 49 1,098 48 Other adult prisons 1,004 74 1,045 112 929 76 1,005 87 * The figures are those recorded centrally and are approximate; detailed checking of individual cases would involve disproportionate cost. † Cardiff, Dorchester, Exeter, Liverpool, Manchester, Norwich, Swansea and Winchester. ‡ Ashford, Low Newton, Manchester, Pucklechurch and Risley.
§ Mr. Alex Carlileasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average length of sentence for young males and females sentenced to periods of youth custody aged between (a) 15 and 16 years, (b) 16 and 17 years and (c) 17 to 21 years during the 12 months following the implementation of part I, sections 1 to 10 of the Criminal Justice Act 1982.
§ Mr. MellorThe available information is given in the following table. Some information was also published in paragraph 7.22 of "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales 1983" (Cmnd. 9349). Corresponding information for 1984 is not yet available.
Average length of sentence of youth custody given to persons aged 15 and under 21 years sentenced at all courts in England and Wales 2 May—31 December 1983 Months Age Males Females 15 6 5 16 6 5 17 and under 21 10 5