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Written question asked by Lord Field of Birkenhead (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 February 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 4 March 2003. It was answered by Hilary Benn (Labour) on Tuesday, 4 March 2003 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of sentence (a) issued and (b) served for those young offenders sent to (i) local authority secure units, (ii) young offenders' institutions and (iii) secure training centres was in each of the last five years. - Includes table. (Holding answer 28 February 2003).
Answer

Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average length of sentence (a) issued and (b) served for those young offenders sent to (i) local authority secure units, (ii) young offenders' institutions and (iii) secure training centres was in each of the last five years. [99796] Hilary Benn: [holding answer 28 February 2003]: The information is not available in precisely the form requested. The custodial part of a sentence may be served in different types of establishment and an individual offender may move between different types of establishment during the course of his sentence. The table shows the average length of sentence imposed, some of which will be served in a custodial establishment and some in the community. Average custodial sentence length1 imposed on persons aged 10-17, by sentence type, England and Wales, 1997 to 2001 Months _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Custodial sentence type 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Detained under sec 53 C & 42.1 39.6 37.7 39.6 40.1 YPA 19332 Detention and training n/a n/a n/a 7.6 7.3 order3 Secure training order4 n/a 8.3 9.6 8.1 n/a Young offender institution5 6.7 6.3 6.2 6.1 n/a _________________________________________________________________________________________________. n/a = not applicable. 1 Excluding life sentences. 2 Sec 90-92 Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 from 25 August 2000. Served in local authority secure units (LASUs), Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) or, since 2000, secure training centres (STCs). 3 Served in LASUs, YOIs or STCs and available nationally from 1 April 2000. 4 Served in STCs and available from 1 March 1998 to 31 March 2000, when replaced by detention and training orders. 5 Served in YOIs and replaced by detention and training orders from 31 March 2000.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
99796; 400 c988W;400 c978W
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Custodial treatment Sentencing Young offenders Secure accommodation Secure training centres Young offender institutions
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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