§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offenders were re-convicted within two years of release from(a) local authority secure accommodation and (b) young offender institutions for each of the past five years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. MacleanThe information requested on re-conviction rates for local authority secure accommodation is not centrally available.
The latest available information on re-conviction rates of young offenders is contained in chapter 9 of "Prison Statistics, England and Wales, 1992", Cm. 2581, and
Notifiable offences of theft and unauthorised taking of motor vehicles recorded by the police England and Wales 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Offences recorded 393,399 494,209 581,901 587,856 597,519 Vehicles recovered 267,094 328,797 372,412 363,9561 350,8621 Percentage recovered 68 67 64 651 591 1Excluding Dyfed-Powys.