§ Mrs. BrintonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will issue guidelines on mobility programmes for young people serving sentences on a detention and training order. [138436]
§ Mr. BoatengThe detention and training order was implemented on 1 April 2000. It is the new main custodial sentence for juveniles aged 12–17.
The rules for mobility programmes (which can involve escorted absences or temporary release for training and rehabilitation) vary between types of institutions.
We are looking at the policy and arrangements, with a view to issuing guidance over the next few months.