HC Deb 19 December 2003 vol 416 cc12-3W
Mr. Oaten

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many juvenile prisoners have been refused early release on home detention curfew because they had no suitable accommodation in each of the last 12 months. [144353]

Paul Goggins

Data on the reasons for juvenile prisoners being refused early release on home detention curfew are not collected centrally, and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Oaten

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children have been transferred out of secure training centres to prisons for reasons of bad behaviour in each of the last 12 months. [144354]

Paul Goggins

The following table shows the number of juveniles transferred from Secure Training Centres to Young Offender Institutions for reasons of bad behaviour in each of the last 12 months.

Month Number of children transferred
December 2002 0
2003
January 1
February 3
March 3
April 4
May 0
June 0
July 5
August 5
September 1
October 4
November 2

Mr. Oaten

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received on the use of special cells in young offender institutions; and if he will place copies in the Library. [144362]

Paul Goggins

The Home Office has only received letters from Amnesty International regarding the use of solitary confinement for juveniles. These letters are private correspondence and cannot be placed in the Library without the consent of the originator.

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