Written question asked by Jimmy Wray (Labour) on Wednesday, 15 October 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 November 2003. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Monday, 10 November 2003 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many under 18s were in gaol in each year since 1997; and how many were in youth detention centres and other correctional establishments. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Wray: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many under 18s were in gaol in each year since 1997; and how many were in youth detention centres and other correctional establishments. [132939] Paul Goggins: The information on the number of under 18s who were in Prison Service establishments, Local Authority Secure Children's Homes and Secure Training Centres is given in the table. Under 18s in custody--England and Wales _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Prison Service 2,480 2,465 2,420 2,435 2,435 2,605 2,290 establishments Local Authority Secure 110 125 125 220 295 300 310 Children's Homes LASCHs Secure Training Centres n/a n/a n/a 115 115 120 190 (STCs) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source Data for Prison Service establishments is as at end June, apart from the figure for 2003 which is as at end April. Data for LASCH is from DfES and is as at end March. Data for Secure Training Centres is from the Youth Justice Board and is as at end April. Figures for 1997,1998 and 1999 are not held centrally. All numbers are rounded to the nearest 5.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 132939; 413 c124W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Custodial treatment Prisons Young offenders Secure accommodation Secure training centres
Contains statistics: Yes
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