[holding answer 20 May 2008]: I have been asked to reply.
The Department does not hold central records on the achievements of all young people in custody. However, the development of the Offender Learning and Skills Service (OLASS) through the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) from 31 July 2006, means that data on young offender achievement within Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) are now collected. The first full year of data are in the following tables:
All OLASS provisions GCSE GCSE GCE, A/AS/AS level GCE A/AS/AS level GNVQ precursor (BTEC) GNVQ precursor (BTEC) NVQ NVQ Gender Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Learners achieving one or more specific aim type 38 — 1 — — — 3 5
All OLASS provisions OCN OCN Other Other Totals Total Gender Male Female Male Female Male Female Learners achieving one or more specific aim type 582 40 3,161 184 3,785 229
For many young people in custody, who are registered at learning providers in the community, their achievements will be attributed to the learning provider with which they are registered, rather than the custodial establishment's LSC provider. Therefore the LSC figures do not provide records of all of the academic achievements of all young people in YOIs.
[holding answer 20 May 2008]: I have been asked to reply.
The Department does not hold central records on the enrolment of all young people in custody onto qualifications. However, the development of the Offender Learning and Skills Service (OLASS) through the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) from 31 July 2006, means that data on young offender enrolment and achievement within Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) are now collected. The first full year of data are as in the following tables:
All OLASS Provision GCSE GCSE GCE A/AS/AS level GCE A/AS/A2 level GNVQ precursor (BTEC) GNVQ precursor (BTEC) NVQ NVQ Gender Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Learners enrolled on specific aim type 94 1 12 — 1 — 12 15
All OLASS Provision OCN OCN Other Other Totals Total Gender Male Female Male Female Male Female Learners enrolled on specific aim type 1,747 88 6,601 355 8,467 459
For many young people in custody, who are registered at learning providers in the Community, their enrolment will be attributed to the learning provider with which they are registered, rather than the custodial establishment’s LSC provider. Therefore the LSC figures do not provide records of all of the academic enrolments of all young people in YOIs.