Written question asked by Peter Lloyd (Conservative) on Wednesday, 19 April 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 May 2000. It was answered by Lord Boateng (Labour) on Monday, 8 May 2000 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children have been re-admitted to each of the secure training centres (a) for breach of the order and (b) under a new sentence. - Includes fact that will write and figures.

Answer: Sir Peter Lloyd: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children have been re-admitted to each of the secure training centres (a) for breach of the order and (b) under a new sentence. [120623] Mr. Boateng: The secure training order under the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 was implemented on 1 March 1998 and was replaced by the detention and training order under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 on 1 April 2000. The custodial part of the secure training order could be served in a secure training centre or a local authority secure unit if no secure training centre place was available. 389 offenders were sentenced to a secure training order. 46 of them were returned to custody by the courts for the breach of supervision requirements following release and 31 were later sentenced to a secure training order for a further offence. A breakdown of this information for each secure training centre is not currently available and I will write to the right hon. Member when it has been prepared.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 349 c300W;349 c299W; 120623
Session: 1999-00
Subjects: Custodial treatment Enforcement Young offenders Reoffenders Secure training centres
Contains statistics: Yes
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