HC Deb 08 December 1992 vol 215 c552W
Mr. Michael

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) 16-year-olds, (b) 15-year-olds and (c) 14-year-olds have been held in an adult prison for more than 24 hours after being convicted of (i) a section 53 offence under the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 any (ii) and other offence in each of the last five years.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

The information requested is not recorded centrally. The readily available data are given in the table.

Juveniles initially received under sentence into adult prisons and remand centres in England and Wales: by age, type of sentence and type of initial reception establishment, 1989–91
Number of persons
Type of initial reception establishment, type of sentence and age 1989 1990 1991
Remand centre:
S.53, C&YP Act 1933:
14 7 5 5
15 41 30 26
16 75 78 55
Detention in a Young Offender Institution:
14 1 11 13
15 28 30 67
16 77 81 152
Adult prison:
S.53, C&YP Act 1933:
14
15
16 6 1
Detention in a Young Offender Institution:
14 1 2
15 24 17 12
16 113 85 50