HC Deb 12 December 1991 vol 200 c519W
Mr. Kilfedder

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on how many occasions young persons have absconded from Rathgael training school, Bangor in each month since 1 July 1991, giving the number of occasions on which each young person has absconded on each occasion; and whether Bangor police station is notified of every such case of absconding irrespective of the home address of the person absconding.

Dr. Mawhinney

The information requested is given below:

1991 Clients Episodes
July 38 70
August 47 114
September 44 74
October 41 69
November 31 48
Total 194 375
1 Some individuals absconded in more than one month.

All episodes of absconding are reported to Bangor police station irrespective of clients' addresses.