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Baroness Faithfull
asked Her Majesty's Government:How many juveniles and young adults respectively were serving detention centre sentences on 30th April 1983, 31st May 1983 and on the most recent convenient date.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office
(Lord Elton)
The information available is given in the following table:Population of young offenders in detention centres in England and Wales on 30th April, 31st May and 30th September 1983: by age group.
| Number(1) | ||
| Age Group | ||
| 14–16 | 17–20 | |
| 30th April 1983 | 590 | 1,460 |
| 31st May 1983 | 570 | 1,230 |
| 30th September1983 | 470 | 960 |
| (1) Rounded estimates. | ||