§ Mr. DawsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many young people were moved from local authority secure accommodation to Prison Service establishments in each month since January 2001, broken down by(a) age and (b) gender. [55040]
§ Beverley Hughes[holding answer 9 May 2002]: The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales commission and purchase secure accommodation for remanded and sentenced young people. They have provided the information in the table: the number of young people transferred from local authority accommodation to Prison Service establishments in each month since January 2001, broken down by age and gender.
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Age 15 Age 16 Age 17 Male Female Male Female Male Female Total 2001 January 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 February 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 March 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 April 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 May 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 June 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 July 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 August 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 September 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 October 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 November 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 December 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2002 January 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 February 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 March 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 April 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 May1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Total 11 1 6 2 0 1 21 1First week