§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the number of secure units available to accommodate juveniles who commit serious crimes, by region. [13176]
§ Mr. BowisThe regional distribution of available secure units is shown in the table.
Social service inspectorate regions Units Northern 11 Central 15 Southern 7 London 2 Total 25 1 Includes Glenthorne centre in Birmingham run by the Youth Treatment Service. In addition, two existing units in the Central region are temporarily closed for building work. Six new units are being constructed as part of the national development programme—two in Northern region, one in Central region, two in Southern region and one in Wales.