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Written question asked by Humfrey Malins (Conservative) on Monday, 11 January 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 13 January 2010. It was answered by Maria Eagle (Labour) on Tuesday, 19 January 2010 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Medway Secure Training Centre

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what percentage of young offenders have spent (a) less than three months, (b) three to six months and (c) six to nine months at Medway Secure Training Centre in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
Answer

The following table shows the number of custodial episodes that ended between 1 December 2008 and 30 November 2009, who have spent (a) less than three months, (b) three to six months and (c) six to nine months at Medway Secure Training Centre, as a percentage of the total number of custodial episodes in that period.An episode refers to a period a young person has spent in custody and it is possible that one young person can start more than one custodial episode in a 12 month period.

Medway Secure Training Centre
Percentage
Less then three months 65
Three to six months 25
Six to nine months 8

These data have been supplied by the Youth Justice Board and have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing and may be subject to change over time.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
504 c251W; 310686
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Medway Secure Training Centre
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk