Written question asked by Elfyn Llwyd (Plaid Cymru) on Tuesday, 28 February 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 6 March 2012. It was answered by Crispin Blunt (Conservative) on Monday, 12 March 2012 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Ashfield Young Offender Institution

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many incidents of segregation have been recorded at Ashfield Young Offender Institution in each year since 2006; and how many such segregations have been for more than (a) seven days, (b) 15 days and (c) 28 days;

Answer

The information is not collated centrally. However, Ashfield YOI has been approached and has provided the following data:

Number of young people
	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Length of segregation
Average population	307	336	333	275	237	317	¹—
Total number of segregations	335	200	188	259	241	377	51
7-14 days	75	54	57	37	76	75	12
15-27 days	36	11	15	36	41	56	1
Over 28 days	10	5	9	23	31	24	9

Incidents of segregation
1 period	133	105	99	122	123	166	38
2-5 periods	74	38	34	53	44	78	6
6 or more	5	0	1	0	1	4	0
¹ Not yet available

Secondary information