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Written question asked by Alex Cunningham (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 March 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 March 2011. It was answered by Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 28 March 2011 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Armed Forces: Absent without Leave

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many armed forces personnel aged under 18 years were serving a sentence in the Military Corrective Training Centre in Colchester for having gone absent without leave in the latest period for which figures are available; and how many personnel aged under 18 years have been found guilty by court martial in the last two years for having gone absent without leave.
Answer

[holding answer 14 March 2011]: The number of service personnel detained at the Military Corrective Training Centre for being absent without leave (AWOL) who were under 18 at the time of their detention, is as follows:

Under 18s detained
2008 1
2009 2
2010 1

Our records indicate that no individuals under the age of 18 were convicted at court martial for AWOL offences for the past two years.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
46615; 526 c111W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Armed forces Absence without leave
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk