asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why 15-year-old Gareth Wheelon of Castle Bromwich, who was sentenced to six months youth custody by the Solihull court on 6 August, was detained initially for eight days in Her Majesty's prison, Winson Green.

Under the terms of the Criminal Justice Act 1982 a juvenile sentenced to youth custody may be detained for a temporary purpose in a prison. This includes allocation, which was the purpose in this case.