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Written question asked by Lord Dholakia (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 23 July 2019, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 6 August 2019. It was answered by Lord Keen of Elie (Conservative) on Friday, 2 August 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Youth Custody

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many 10 and 11 year olds received a custodial sentence in each of the past 10 years.

Answer

Custody should always be a last resort for children. The table below sets out the number of 10 and 11 year olds who have received a custodial sentence since 2009:

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Total Immediate Custody

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

This is the latest annual data available from the ‘Criminal Justice Statistics quarterly: December 2018 – Outcomes by Offence data tool’:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2018


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL17393
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Youth custody
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk