To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the outcome of the inquiry into the escape from Woodlands Juvenile Justice Centre on 22 February 2007; and what action has been taken to prevent further escapes. (130919)

An investigation into the escape, conducted by the centre director, concluded that a security weakness in the design of a vehicle access gate at the rear of the centre, which enabled it to be scaled by the young person, was to blame. This has since been rectified.

Furthermore, the centre director has completed a security survey of all external and internal areas of the centre.