To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many juvenile criminals (a) asked for and (b) received help to resettle on release from imprisonment in each of the last five years. (154910)

The Ministry of Justice and the Youth Justice Board do not hold the exact information requested but figures are available on the number of young people released from custody as part of the Detention and Training Order (DTO). This has been the main custodial sentence for young people since April 2001 and will make up the majority of young people released from imprisonment. The DTO has been designed so that half of the sentence is served in custody and the other half under supervision in the community. The aim of the DTO is to provide a clear focus on planned and constructive use of time spent in custody and effective supervision and support after release. This includes a strong emphasis on training and rehabilitation throughout.

The number of young people on a Detention and Training Order released to the community from custody is available for the last four financial years. These are as follows:

All of these young people will have received rehabilitative programmes that will assist in their resettlement back into the community.