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Written question asked by Annette Brooke (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 28 November 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 18 December 2002. It was answered by Hilary Benn (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 December 2002 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many places in (a) local authority secure units, (b) young offender institutions and (c) secure training centres are planned in (i) 2002-03, (ii) 2003-04, and (iii) 2004-05. - Includes table.
Answer

Mrs. Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many places in (a) local authority secure units, (b) young offender institutions and (c) secure training centres are planned in (i) 2002-03, (ii) 2003-04, and (iii) 2004-05. [85199] Hilary Benn: The Youth Justice Board is responsible for purchasing an appropriate number of juvenile secure places from the providers. The number of places available in 2002-03 on 1 December 2002 and planned for 2003-04, subject to final decisions on allocation of funds following the Spending Review 2002 Settlement, are as follows. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2002-03 2003-04 Local Authority Secure Units 330 330 Young Offender Institutions 3,066 3,066 Secure Training Centres 170 194 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Discussions are continuing between the Department and the Youth Justice Board about the provision of places in 2004-05.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
396 c848-9W;396 c846W; 85199
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Custodial treatment Young offenders Secure accommodation Secure training centres Young offender institutions
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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