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Written question asked by Lord Carlile of Berriew (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 November 1992. It was answered by Peter Lloyd (Conservative) on Wednesday, 4 November 1992 on behalf of the Home Office.


Home Office

Question
How many suicides by teenagers were attempted either while held in custody or in prison in Wales in the years 1981 to 1990; how many occurred in 1991. - Inc figures for 1990 & 1991 & fact that information for earlier years is not available & information about attempted suicides in police custody is not recorded centrally.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
213 c223W;213 c225W
Session
1992-93
Subjects
Prisoners Police custody Young people Young offenders Wales Suicide Self-harm
Contains statistics
Yes