HC Deb 15 June 1998 vol 314 cc74-5W
Dr. Cable

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many hours per day(a) 15 and (b) 16 year old inmates of Feltham Young Offenders' Institution spend locked in their cells. [43361]

Ms Quin

The Prison Service records time prisoners spend unlocked as a Key Performance Indicator. Time out of cell is not recorded by age group, but is dependent on location and status. At Feltham, the average time out of cell for juveniles on the remand unit holding 15 and 16 year olds varies from 2 to 8 hours for weekdays. The average time out of cell for juveniles on the convicted units holding 15 and 16 year olds varies between five and eight and a half hours out of cell for weekdays. The table shows how this time out of cell varies with the type of regime a juvenile is placed on.

Feltham: Time out of cell 15 and 16 year olds (weekdays)
Hours
Basic regime Standard regime Enhanced regime
Remand over school age 2 4 9
Remand under school age 4 6 9
Sentenced (employed/USLA1) 6 8 10
Sentenced (unemployed) 2 6 10
1USLA=under school leaving age