HL Deb 10 July 2000 vol 615 c12WA
The Earl of Listowel

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many cases of rape and assault within Young Offender institutions were reported to the authorities in each year since 1997. [HL3140]

Lord Bassam of Brighton

The figures contained in the given table answer the Question as closely as the collated statistics allow. The information held by the Prison Service is not specific enough to identify how many of the reported sexual assaults are for rape.

Young Offender Institutions
Total Assaults Of which were sexual assaults
1997 946 12
1998 1,421 23
1999 2,431 17
2000 (to 03/07/00) 1,529 6
Totals 6.327 58