HL Deb 16 July 1987 vol 488 c1261WA
Lord Donaldson of Kingsbridge

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many offenders sentenced to youth custody were accommodated in (a) prisons and remand centres, (b) police or court cells, and (c) youth custody centres at the most recent convenient date.

The Earl of Caithness

The readily available information is given in the table. The available information about prisoners held in police cells does not distinguish those sentenced to youth custody, but most are unsentenced.

Persons originally sentenced to youth custody held in Prison Department establishments in England and Wales on 31st May 1987: by type of establishment and type of custody.

Type of establishment Youth custody(1) Imprisonment(1)(2)
Prisons and remand centres 880 610
Youth custody centres 6,870 —
(1) Including persons recalled following release on parole.
(2) Including youth custody converted to imprisonment under Section 13, Criminal Justice Act 1982.