§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Welsh young offenders have been placed in detention institutions for each of the last five years for which figures are available, by(a) age of offender and (b) category of offence; and if he will make a statement. [12836]
§ Miss Widdecombe[holding answer 27 January 1997]: Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
457WLetter from S. G. Norris to Mr. Alex Carlile, dated 3 February 1997:
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question about the number of Welsh young offenders placed in detention institutions in the last five years, by (a) age of offender and (b) category of offence.The information on where prisoners originate from is not available. However, statistics relating to persons who were first committed to custody under sentence by a court in Wales, is given in the attached table.458W
Prison receptions under sentence into custody from courts in Wales1 Offence/Age 1992 1993 1994 1995 19962 Aged 15 Violence against the person 2 5 8 12 8 Sexual offences — — — 1 1 Burglary 4 18 10 17 13 Robbery — 2 4 2 6 Theft and handling 4 10 16 25 16 Fraud and forgery — — — — — Drugs offences — — — — — Other offences — — 12 6 13 Not recorded — — 2 1 — Aged 16 Violence against the person 6 14 12 13 16 Sexual offences — 1 — — 2 Burglary 8 25 29 26 36 Robbery 1 4 5 11 9 Theft and handling 9 28 31 36 16 Fraud and forgery — — — — — Drugs offences — — — 3 1 Other offences 5 7 17 9 14 Not recorded — — 3 5 1 Aged 17 Violence against the person 8 16 19 15 32 Sexual offences 1 1 — 1 3 Burglary 26 40 41 50 32 Robbery 6 10 10 10 9 Theft and handling 19 52 54 63 38 Fraud and forgery — 1 1 — — Drugs offences — — 2 1 4 Other offences 9 20 24 31 39 Not recorded 2 1 3 5 1 Aged 18 Violence against the person 10 27 27 27 43 Sexual offences 2 4 2 3 1 Burglary 35 60 49 74 54 Robbery 2 13 9 15 15 Theft and handling 18 49 73 67 75 Fraud and forgery — — 1 — 3 Drugs offences 1 3 1 5 7 Other offences 25 45 52 61 55 Not recorded 1 — — — 1 Aged 19 Violence against the person 18 37 35 36 48 Sexual offences 4 4 1 1 6 Burglary 41 60 56 70 43 Robbery 4 15 7 13 17 Theft and handling 21 54 59 66 73 Fraud and forgery — 1 2 2 1 Drugs offences 2 8 8 11 20 Other offences 25 57 79 65 69 Not recorded 1 2 1 2 1 Aged 20 Violence against the person 12 31 33 36 44 Sexual offences 1 1 1 — 4 Burglary 31 78 65 49 58 Robbery 11 14 6 7 11
Prison receptions under sentence into custody from courts in Wales1 Offence/Age 1992 1993 1994 1995 19962 Aged 15 Theft and handling 21 41 64 70 51 Fraud and forgery — — 2 4 3 Drugs offences 5 6 5 13 15 Other offences 12 41 58 57 57 Not recorded 2 1 2 1 2 1 Excludes those committed to custody for non-payment of a fine and non-criminal prisoners. 2 Provisional figures.