§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many current prison inmates are known to have previously been in care as children or young people; what proportion of the prison population this represents; and if he will make a statement. [27269]
§ Ms QuinIt is not known how many current prison inmates have previously been in care as children or young people since this information is not held centrally. However, according to the 1991 National Prison Survey, 26 per cent. of prisoners said that they had been taken into local authority care at some time.
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