§ Mr. Irvingasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many places there are in bail hostels in each of the probation areas of England and Wales.
§ Mr. MellorThe following is the information for all types of approved hostel; about one third of the total places are occupied by persons on bail:
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Places in approved hostels on 31 October 1985 Probation area Bail hostels Combined bail and probation hostels Probation hostels which also take persons on bail Avon — 29 20 Bedfordshire — 19 — Berkshire — 15 60 Buckinghamshire — 16 — Cambridgeshire — 22 — Cheshire — 15 — Cleveland 20 — 20 Cornwall — 16 — Cumbria — — 18 Derbyshire — — 17 Devon 16 — 20 Dorset — 14 — Essex 15 — 30 Glamorgan (Mid) — — 20 Glamorgan (South) — — 20 Hampshire — 25 36 Hereford & Worcester — — 32 Hertfordshire — 15 —
Places in approved hostels on 31 October 1985 Probation area Bail hostels Combined bail and probation hostels Probation hostels which also take persons on bail Humberside — 19 — Kent — — 52 Lancashire 14 — 41 Leicestershire 17 — 40 Lincolnshire — — 15 London - Inner 44 26 135 London - North East — — 37 London - South East — — 16 London - South West 14 — — Greater Manchester — 27 63 Merseyside 9 — 58 Middlesex 18 — 14 West Midlands 34 14 56 Norfolk — — 18 Northamptonshire — — 39 Northumbria 9 — 19 North Wales — 12 — Nottinghamshire — — 53 Oxfordshire 12 — — Somerset — — 15 Staffordshire 12 — 20 Suffolk — — 32 Surrey — — 14 Warwickshire — — 30 Yorkshire - South — 24 61 Yorkshire - West 15 — 98 Totals 249 308 1,219 Eleven probation areas have no hostel but the courts there have access to hostels in neighbouring probation areas.