Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Monday, 11 December 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 14 December 2000. It was answered by Lord Boateng (Labour) on Thursday, 14 December 2000 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the supply of places for juveniles on remand or sentenced provided by (a) the Prison Service, (b) local authorities and (c) the independent sector over the next five years. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the supply of places for juveniles on remand or sentenced provided by (a) the Prison Service, (b) local authorities and (c) the independent sector over the next five years. [142593] Mr. Boateng: The estimate of the supply of places for juveniles on remand or sentenced provided by all three sectors--Prison Service, local authorities and private are shown in the table. There are no formal estimates of supply of Prison Service places beyond 2002-03 at this stage. Estimates of supply for juveniles over the next five years _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Prison Service Local authorities Independent sector 2000-01 2,970 300 120 2002-03 2,970 300 230 2003-04 {1}-- 300 450 2004-05 {1}-- 300 500 2005-06 {1}-- 300 660 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} No estimates beyond 2002-03 at this stage

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 359 c270-1W;359 c268-9W; 142593
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Local government Private sector Prisoners on remand Young offenders HM Prison Service Prison accommodation Young offender institutions
Contains statistics: Yes
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