Defendants Aged Under 17: Remand Statistics

Lord Harris of Greenwich
asked Her Majesty's Government:What was the average period spent by defendants aged under 17 on remand in custody in each year from 1990 to 1995; andWhat was the average population of defendants aged under 17 on remand in custody in each year from 1990 to 1995 inclusive; andWhat were the end-of-month figures for defendants aged under 17 held on remand in custody in each month during the years 1990 to 1995.

Baroness Blatch
Responsibility for these matters has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter to Lord Harris of Greenwich from the Director General of the Prison Service, Mr. Richard Tilt, dated 16th April 1996.

Lady Blatch has asked me to reply to your recent Questions about remand defendants under 17 years of age.

Information on the number of defendants aged under 17, on remand in custody on 30th June each year for the years 1990 to 1994 is given in Prison statistics, England and Wales (Table 3.2 of the 1994 edition, Cm 3087), copies of which are available in the Library. Information for 1995 is given in the attached table.

The available information for the average period spent by defendants aged under 17 on remand in custody in each year from 1990 to 1995 is given in the attached table.

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