HC Deb 07 January 2003 vol 397 cc139-40W
Tim Loughton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children are held in prison, broken down by type of offence. [88519]

Hilary Benn

The number of people under the age of 18 that were in prison on 31 October 2002, broken down by offence group is shown in the table.

Juveniles in Prison Service establishments by offence type, 31 October 2002
Offence Type Number of Persons
Total 2,724
Violence Against the Person 468
Sexual Offences 80
Burglary 491
Robbery 701
Theft and Handling 424
Fraud and Forgery 8
Drugs Offences 65
Other Offences 381
Offence Not Recorded 106