§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which secure training centres are unable to accept inmates sentenced to a detention and training order; and if he will make a statement. [125025]
§ Mr. Boateng[holding answer 8 June 2000]All three Secure Training Centres (STCs) are able to accommodate children and young people sentenced to Detention and Training Orders (DTOs). Eighteen of the 37 trainees in Medway, 21 of the 40 in Rainsbrook and 17 of the 36 in Hassockfield are serving DTOs.