§ Ms Julie MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offenders were serving sentences under section 53(2) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 on 1 April for each year since 1997; and how many of them were serving their sentences in(a) local authority secure accommodation, and (b) Young Offenders Institutions. [123937]
§ Mr. BoatengThe available information for offenders serving sentences under section 53(2) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993 in Prison Service accommodation is for the end of June each year. It is as follows:
Year 1997 759 1998 856 1999 862 2000 873 Note:
End March—provisional
177WThe available information for offenders serving sentences in local authority secure accommodation has been supplied by the Department of Health and is for 31 March each year. The numbers are as follows:
Year 1997 96 1998 113 1999 88 Note:
2000 not yet available