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Written question asked by Stephen Williams (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 26 April 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 1 May 2012. It was answered by Crispin Blunt (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 May 2012 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Ashfield Young Offender Institution: Ethnic Groups: Discipline

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what the ethnicity is of each child awarded additional days of imprisonment by outside adjudicators in Ashfield Young Offender Institute in each month in the last two years;
Answer

Table 1 shows the ethnicity of each person awarded additional days of imprisonment by outside adjudicators in Ashfield Young Offender Institution in each month from January 2010 to April 2012. This includes 18-year-olds at Ashfield.The second table (Table 2) shows how many additional days of imprisonment were awarded to people in Ashfield Young Offender Institution by an outside adjudicator for breaches of prison rules in each month from January 2010 to April 2012. This includes 18-year olds at Ashfield.The third table (Table 3) shows how many cases were referred to an outside adjudicator for breaches of prison rules in Ashfield Young Offender Institution in each month from January 2010 to April 2012.These data have been provided by the Youth Justice Board (YJB) from Ashfield Young Offender Institution (YOI).These figures have been drawn from YOI records, as such they are subject to possible recording errors and can be subject to change over time.

Table 1: Ethnicity of each person awarded additional days of imprisonment by outside adjudicators in Ashfield Young Offender Institution in each month from January 2010 to April 2012
W1 W2 W9 M1 M2 M3 M9 A1 A2 A3 A9 B1 B2 B9 O1 O9 Total
2010
January 1 1 1 3
February 1 1 2
March 1 1
April 1 1
May 2 2
June 0
July 2 5 2 9
August 3 8 11
September 2 1 3
October 1 1 2
November 1 2 3
December 1 3 2 6
2011
January 3 1 4 1 1 10
February 1 1 2
March 1 2 2 1 3 3 12
April 6 1 7 1 15
May 1 4 1 6
June 4 4 1 9
July 1 3 1 5
August 0
September 0
October 1 1 2 4
November 1 1 1 3
December 1 1 1 2 5
2012
January 1 1 2
February 2 1 1 1 5
March 3 2 2 1 2 5 2 17
April 0
Notes:
1. This table also includes 18-year olds at Ashfield.
2. Ethnicity key:
W1: White —British
W2: White—Irish
W9: White—Other White
M1: Mixed—White and Black Caribbean
M2: Mixed—White and Black AfricanM3: Mixed - White and Asian
M9: Mixed—Other Mixed
A1: Asian or Asian British—Indian
A2: Asian or Asian British—Pakistani
A3: Asian or Asian British—Bangladeshi
A9: Asian or Asian British—Other Asian
B1: Black or Black British—Caribbean
B2: Black or Black British—African
B9: Black or Black British—Other Black
O1: Chinese—Chinese
O9: Other Ethnic Group—Any Other
3. These figures have been drawn from YOI records, as such they are subject to possible recording errors and can be subject to change over time.
Table 2: Number of additional days of imprisonment awarded to people in Ashfield Young Offender Institution by an outside adjudicator for breaches of prison rules in each month from January 2010 to April 2012
Total (days)
2010
January 61
February 26
March 30
April 28
May 30
June 0
July 130
August 172
September 0
October 22
November 36
December 77
2011
January 112
¹19
February 12
¹12
March 141
April 74
¹105
May 134
June 156
July 52
¹30
August 0
September 0
October 22
¹18
November 59
December 140
2012
January 36
February 98
March 244
April 0
¹ Prospective added
Notes:
1. This table also includes 18-year olds at Ashfield.
2. These figures have been drawn from YOI records, as such they are subject to possible recording errors and can be subject to change over time.
Table 3: Number of cases referred to an outside adjudicator for breaches of prison rules in Ashfield Young Offender Institution in each month from January 2010 to April 2012
Number
2010
January 3
February 2
March 1
April 1
May 2
June 0
July 12
August 13
September 3
October 3
November 5
December 12
2011
January 11
February 5
March 16
April 23
May 13
June 20
July 9
August 15
September 0
October 15
November 20
December 10
2012
January 4
February 16
March 25
April 10
Note:
These figures have been drawn from YOI records, as such they are subject to possible recording errors and can be subject to change over time.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
106331; 543 c1457-61W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Discipline Ethnic groups HMP Ashfield
Link
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