§ Mr. Alex Carlileasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if prison establishment standing orders have been amended to take account of Home Office circular 7/81, which altered the unruly certification procedure for boys under the age of 14 years in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MellorNo. Full-scale revision of the standing order will be undertaken when the proposals for amending the arrangements for unruliness certificates—mentioned in my hon. Friend's reply to a question from the hon. and learned Member on 27 March at column547—are fully developed. In the meantime, an interim amendment is being issued, drawing governor's attention to the prison department circular instruction which describes the current provisions.
§ Mr. Alex Carlileasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has any proposals to change the unruly certification procedure for 15 and 16-year-old boys in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MellorI refer the hon. and learned Member to the reply given to a question from him on 27 March at column547.