§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) 15, (b) 16 and (c) 17 year-old-boys were sentenced to a period of custody during (i) 1990, (ii) 1991 and (iii) 1992. [37187]
§ Mr. MacleanThe information is given in the table.
Number of boys aged 15, 16 and 17 sentenced to immediate custody1 at all courts 1990 to 1992 England and Wales Age 1990 1991 1992 15 477 573 519 16 1,070 1,047 981 17 2,699 2,482 2,287 1 Detention in a young offender institution.