§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the trend in(a) court case adjournments and (b) the use of secure accommodation following the introduction of bail supervision schemes. [140646]
Annex B—Remand decisions/episodes by age and gender—total population
1 July to 30 September 2000 10 yrs 11 yrs 12 yrs 13 yrs 14 yrs Remand Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Unconditional Bail 57 1 167 25 401 34 742 141 1546 290 Conditional Bail 20 1 73 2 169 21 367 70 821 178 Bail Supervision and Support 1 0 9 0 8 2 31 6 58 10 Local Authority Accommodation 2 0 14 0 35 0 66 13 161 42 Court Ordered Remand 0 0 0 0 7 1 21 0 50 10 Remand in Custody 0 0 1 0 3 0 5 0 17 4 Total 80 2 264 27 623 58 1232 230 2653 534
15 yrs 16 yrs 17 yrs Total Remand Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Unconditional Bail 2,458 400 3,052 457 3,826 495 12,249 1,843 Conditional Bail 1,350 220 1,685 273 2,101 275 6,586 1,040 Bail Supervision and Support 96 23 171 30 252 23 626 94 Local Authority Accommodation 202 23 277 34 18 3 775 115 Court Ordered Remand 25 9 35 10 21 0 159 30 Remand in Custody 133 1 287 5 742 43 1,188 53 Total 4,264 676 5,507 809 6,960 839 21,583 3,175
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1 April to 30 June 2000 10 yrs 11 yrs 12 yrs 13 yrs 14 yrs Remand Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Unconditional Bail 43 10 169 21 406 73 866 181 1,655 398 Conditional Bail 19 6 51 10 169 43 470 124 841 250 Bail Supervision and Support 1 2 0 0 2 1 22 4 54 9 Local Authority Accommodation 4 1 5 3 19 4 85 16 148 29 Court Ordered Remand 0 0 0 0 17 0 19 1 40 6 Remand in Custody 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 13 0 Total 67 19 226 34 613 121 1,466 327 2,751 692
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeFigures from the Lord Chancellor's Department showing the average number and length of adjournments in the youth court since February 1999 are at annex A. Statistics are not collected centrally on the various reasons for adjournments.
Annex B summarises returns from youth offending teams on the number of remands made between 1 January 1999 and 31 March 1999, 1 April 2000 and 30 June 2000 and 1 July 2000 and 30 September 2000.
The Youth Justice Board are supporting some 120 bail supervision and support projects across England and Wales. We await full evaluation reports, but expect the schemes progressively to improve young defendants' responses to bail and hence courts' confidence in it.
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Annex A Average number of adjournments Average length of adjournments (days) 1999 February 2.5 23 June 2.3 21 October 2.5 22 2000 February 2.4 23 June 2.5 23 September 2.6 23
15yrs 16 yrs 17 yrs Total Remand Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Unconditional Bail 2,641 482 3,511 557 4,146 476 13,437 2,198 Conditional Bail 1,556 329 2,046 347 2,471 251 7,623 1,360 Bail Supervision and Support 138 13 167 24 177 19 561 72 Local Authority Accommodation 201 32 271 37 24 2 757 124 Court Ordered Remand 60 5 35 20 29 2 200 34 Remand in Custody 139 6 228 8 801 48 1,186 63 Total 4,735 867 6,258 993 7,648 798 23,764 3,851
1 January to 31 March 1999 10 yrs 11 yrs 12 yrs 13 yrs 14 yrs Remand Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Unconditional Bail 32 5 149 8 425 67 722 128 1,537 320 Conditional Bail 23 2 64 4 161 10 416 59 943 165 Bail Supervision and Support 0 0 3 1 6 3 19 1 58 16 Local Authority Accommodation 6 0 17 0 38 7 145 19 353 29 Court Ordered Remand 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 1 44 3 Remand in Custody 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 10 0 Total 62 7 234 13 632 87 1,329 208 2,945 533
15yrs 16 yrs 17 yrs Total Remand Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Unconditional Bail 2,528 457 3,771 492 4,327 511 13,491 1,988 Conditional Bail 1,505 257 2,418 280 2,589 274 8,119 1,051 Bail Supervision and Support 69 22 144 12 100 15 399 70 Local Authority Accommodation 368 72 497 57 46 25 1,470 209 Court Ordered Remand 26 3 63 6 17 0 174 13 Remand in Custody 171 9 480 2 1,186 53 1,854 64 Total 4,667 820 7,373 849 8,265 878 25,507 3,395