HC Deb 24 February 2003 vol 400 c314W
23. Dr. Ladyman

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of offenders convicted in 2002 between the ages of 16 and 18 left school with no qualifications. [98780]

Hilary Benn

The information is not available in this precise form, but the Youth Justice Board's last general education audit, published in November 2001, showed that of juveniles who went into custody at least 71 per cent. had left school without any significant literacy or numeracy qualifications.