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Written question asked by Chris Huhne (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 24 November 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 November 2009. It was answered by Maria Eagle (Labour) on Thursday, 3 December 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Young Offenders: Location

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many and what proportion of young people in young offender institutions aged (a) between 10 and 12, (b) between 13 and 15, (c) 16 or 17 and (d) between 18 and 20 years old were held over 20 miles away from their previous homes in each year since 1997.
Answer

The following table shows the number and percentage of 15 to 20-year-old male and female offenders in young offender institutions (YOIs) who were detained over 20 miles from their home area, in each of the last five years. Data prior to 2005 is not available in the format requested.All prisoners are asked for details of their home address on first reception to prison and on discharge from prison. Approximately 60 per cent. of prisoners (both male and female) are shown to have given a recognised address.If no address is given, various proxies are used to determine distance from home, including next-of-kin address and committal court address.Those aged 10 to 14 are not held in YOIs.

Date Number of 15-year-olds held over 20 miles from home Proportion of 15-year-olds held over 20 miles from home (Percentage) Number of 16 and 17-year-olds held over 20 miles from home Proportion of 16 and 17-year-olds held over 20 miles from home (Percentage) Number of 18,19 and 20-year-olds held over 20 miles from home Proportion of 18, 19 and 20-year-olds held over 20 miles from home (Percentage)
September 2005 213 80 1,607 80 4,348 82
September 2006 256 82 1,772 82 4,656 82
September 2007 217 82 1,721 81 4,645 80
September 2008 198 82 1,702 80 4,672 80
May 2009 161 76 1,435 78 4,886 83

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
501 c883-4W; 302315
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Location Young offender institutions
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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