HL Deb 30 June 1986 vol 477 c741WA
Baroness Masham of Ilton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether, when a trainee at a youth custody centre has only a few weeks of his sentence remaining after attaining the age of 21 years, they would consider, at the discretion of the governor and the Board of Visitors, allowing him to complete that sentence at the youth custody centre, instead of transferring to an adult prison, causing unnecessary inconvenience and expense.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Glenarthur)

Time left to serve is one of the factors that may be taken into account in deciding whether to postpone conversion of a youth custody sentence to imprisonment at the age of 21 under Section 13(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1982. Other factors include the availability of youth custody places for trainees awaiting allocation. Such wider considerations mean that the decisions cannot be left entirely to local management.