HC Deb 03 March 2000 vol 345 cc444-6W
Mrs. Golding

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many secure remands to local authority accommodation were made since 1 June 1999 in relation to(a) children aged 12 to 14 years, broken down by age, gender and ethnicity, (b) females aged 15 to 16 years, broken down by age and ethnicity and (c) males aged 15 to 16 years declared vulnerable, broken down by age and ethnicity. [112000]

Mr. Boateng

The number of children and young people remanded or committed to local authority secure accommodation is recorded on the last day of each month by local authority secure units and sent to the Home Office. These returns break down the total number by age, gender and the statutory position under which the child or young person has been placed.

Information on ethnicity is not recorded. We have received returns from all units for June to December 1999 and the totals are set out in the table.

Direct secure remand and committals by courts are made under section 23(4) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969 and section 37 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980. The table also includes remands to secure accommodation under section 25 of the Children Act 1989, following application to a court by a local authority.

Date, gender and age Direct court-ordered secure remand (section 23(4) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969 Remand to local authority secure accommodation via section 25 of the Children Act 1989 Committal for sentence to the Crown court under section 37 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980
30 June—males
12 — 1 —
13 5 5 1
14 26 14 1
15 20 18 2
16 14 16 2
Total 65 54 6
30 June—females
12 — 1 —
13 — 4 —
14 1 4 —
15 7 2 1
16 — 5 —
Total 8 16 1
Date, gender and age Direct court-ordered secure remand (section 23(4) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969 Remand to local authority secure accommodation via section 25 of the Children Act 1989 Committal for sentence to the Crown court under section 37 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980
31 July—males
12 — 3 —
13 3 6 —
14 25 12 1
15 26 12 1
16 17 6 1
Total 71 39 3
31 July—females
12 — 1 —
13 — 3 —
14 1 8 —
15 3 5 1
16 4 3 —
Total 8 20 1
31 August—males
12 — 5 —
13 11 4 1
14 20 17 4
15 24 7 5
16 30 7 2
Total 85 40 12
31 August—females
12 — 1 —
13 1 — —
14 4 3 —
15 — 4 1
16 4 1 —
Total 9 9 1
30 September—males
12 1 3 —
13 11 4 1
14 22 8 2
15 28 5 1
16 31 8 3
Total 93 28 7
30 September—females
12 — 1 —
13 2 1 —
14 3 5 —
15 3 7 1
16 10 10 —
Total 18 24 1
31 October—males
12 4 4 —
13 16 6 2
14 30 9 1
15 33 6 1
16 35 8 4
Total 118 33 8
31 October—females
12 — 2 —
13 1 3 —
14 — 6 —
15 4 4 1
16 8 4 —
Total 13 19 1
Date, gender and age Direct court-ordered secure remand (section 23(4) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969 Remand to local authority secure accommodation via section 25 of the Children Act 1989 Committal for sentence to the Crown court under section 37 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980
30 November—males
12 8 8 —
13 10 7 —
14 28 11 1
15 36 11 2
16 40 6 5
Total 122 43 8
30 November—females
12 — 2 —
13 1 3 —
14 2 6 —
15 3 5 1
16 11 5 —
Total 17 21 1
31 December—males
—
12 3 3 —
13 4 4 —
14 11 6 —
15 36 7 2
16 36 6 11
Total 90 26 13
31 December—females
12 — 3 —
13 — 3 —
14 1 11 —
15 3 5 1
16 9 4 1
Total 13 26 2

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