§ Baroness Davidasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many remands to custody have been made since 1 June in relation to males aged 15 to 16, broken down by age and ethnicity; and [HL4328]
How many remands to secure local authority accommodation have been made since 1 June in relation to:
- (a) children aged 12 to 14, broken down by age, gender and ethnicity;
- (b) females aged 15 to 16, broken down by age and ethnicity; and
- (c) males aged 15 to 16 declared "vulnerable", broken down by age and ethnicity. [HL4329]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Bassam of Brighton)The latest period for which figures are readily available is 1 June to 30 September 1999.
For remands to Prison Service custody, the figures are as follows:
- 144 untried young male offenders aged 15, of whom 112 were white, 24 were black, three were south Asian and five were of another enthnic origin;
- 61 convicted yet unsentenced young male offenders aged 15, of whom 45 were white, 10 were black, three were south Asian and three were of another ethnic origin;
- 346 untried young male offenders aged 16, of whom 255 were white, 61 were black, 14 were south Asian and 16 were of another ethnic origin;
- 144 convicted yet unsentenced young male offenders aged 16; of whom 112 were white, 20 were black, seven were south Asian and five were of another ethnic origin.
Information relating to the first few months of remands to secure local authority accommodation is being collected from local authorities I shall write to the noble Baroness as soon as it has been assembled.