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Operation Nectarine
Mr. Mackinlay: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost was of the combined Kent Police-CIB Operation Nectarine; and if he will make a statement. [140072]
Mr. Charles Clarke: I refer to the reply I gave my hon. Friend on 3 April 2000, Official Report, column 380W.
Children's Manifesto
Ms Shipley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent representations he has received on "Our Children, Their Future--A Children's Manifesto" published by NSPCC, Barnardos and the Child Poverty Action Group. [140415]
Mr. Boateng: I have received a copy of the document, but no other representations have been received in this Department.
A copy has also been sent to the Head of the Family Policy Unit at the Home Office with a request for a meeting. This will take place shortly.
Mr. Gargan
Mr. Sanders: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects the briefings and complaints section to respond to Mr. Gargan of Westbourne Road, Torquay, following his letter of 3 October. [140337]
Mrs. Roche: The Briefing and Complaints Section wrote to Mr. Gargan on 24 November asking for further information. Once he replies an offer will be made to reimburse his expenses. I am sorry for the delay in dealing with Mr. Gargan's claim for compensation.
Carers (Abuse)
Mr. Mackinlay: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will strengthen the right of access
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to police files of persons who have complained of abuse while (a) in care and (b) their carers were under investigation; and if he will make a statement. [140004]
Mr. Charles Clarke [holding answer 27 November 2000]: The Freedom of Information Bill, which finished its parliamentary stages yesterday, and I hope will be enacted very shortly, creates a right of access to personal information held by the police where the disclosure would be consistent with the data protection principles set out in the Data Protection Act 1998.
Immigration (Northern Ireland)
Dr. Godman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to create a dedicated immigration centre in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. [138881]
Mrs. Roche: The number of persons in Northern Ireland who are detained under the Immigration Act 1971 has always been small. Such detainees are detained in Magilligan or Maghaberry Prison. The Immigration Service and the Northern Ireland Prison Service recognise the difficulties of using prisons for people detained under the Immigration Act and are currently undertaking a joint review of future provision of detention facilities in Northern Ireland. The review's conclusions are expected by the end of the year and the Government will make its decisions public. However, given the small number of persons detained, it seems most unlikely that a dedicated detention facility in Northern Ireland will be viable on cost or efficiency grounds.
Young Offenders
Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what health services and support are available to young people (a) sentenced and (b) remanded in custody; and what specialist mental health services are available to repeat young offenders. [139320]
Mr. Boateng [holding answer 23 November 2000]: I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave my hon. Friend the Member for Middlesbrough, South and Cleveland, East (Dr. Kumar) on 6 July 2000, Official Report, column 297W.
Mr. Win Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will list by police authority area how many (a) 15, (b) 16 and (c) 17-year-olds were given custodial sentences in each of the last 10 years; and if he will give the length of sentences given; [140617]
- (2) if he will list by police authority area how many (a) 15, (b) 16 and (c) 17-year-olds were on remand in each of the last 10 years; and how many went on to serve a prison sentence. [140618]
Mr. Charles Clarke: Information, taken from the Home Office Court Proceedings database, on the number of young offenders given custodial sentences by length of sentence is given in the tables. Due to disproportionate costs selected years only are given.
Data on remands are of insufficient quality to meet the request.
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| Age and police force area | Total immediate custody(13) | 4 months and under | Over 4 months and up to 6 months | Over 6 months and up to 1 year | Over 1 year and up to 18 months | Over 18 months and up to 2 years | Over 2 years and up to 3 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 15 | |||||||
| Avon and Somerset | 12 | 11 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Bedfordshire | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -- | -- | -- |
| Cambridgeshire | 2 | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Cheshire | 7 | 5 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| City of London | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Cleveland | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
| Cumbria | 8 | 7 | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
| Derbyshire | 7 | 2 | -- | 3 | -- | -- | 2 |
| Devon and Cornwall | 6 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Dorset | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Durham | 14 | 5 | 7 | 1 | -- | -- | 1 |
| Essex | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | -- | -- | -- |
| Gloucestershire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Greater Manchester | 45 | 30 | 13 | 2 | -- | -- | -- |
| Hampshire | 5 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Hertfordshire | 8 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- |
| Humberside | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | -- | -- | -- |
| Kent | 3 | 2 | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
| Lancashire | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Leicestershire | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | 1 |
| Lincolnshire | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -- | -- | -- |
| Merseyside | 10 | 7 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Metropolitan police | 46 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 1 | -- | 3 |
| Norfolk | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
| North Yorkshire | 2 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Northamptonshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Northumbria | 21 | 14 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Nottinghamshire | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | -- | 1 | 1 |
| South Yorkshire | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
| Staffordshire | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | -- | -- | 2 |
| Suffolk | 2 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Surrey | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Sussex | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
| Thames Valley | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Warwickshire | 5 | 3 | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- |
| West Mercia | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | 2 |
| West Midlands | 35 | 18 | 9 | 2 | -- | 1 | 1 |
| West Yorkshire | 30 | 20 | 6 | 1 | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Dyfed Powys | 5 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Gwent | 6 | 4 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| North Wales | 3 | 1 | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
| South Wales | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | -- | -- | -- |
| England and Wales | 441 | 272 | 87 | 43 | 1 | 6 | 18 |
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| Age and police force area | Total immediate custody(13) | 4 months and under | Over 4 months and up to 6 months | Over 6 months and up to 1 year | Over 1 year and up to 18 months | Over 18 months and up to 2 years | Over 2 years and up to 3 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 16 | |||||||
| Avon and Somerset | 15 | 11 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Bedfordshire | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | -- | -- | -- |
| Cambridgeshire | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Cheshire | 19 | 8 | 7 | 2 | -- | -- | -- |
| City of London | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Cleveland | 34 | 17 | 12 | 3 | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Cumbria | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Derbyshire | 18 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Devon and Cornwall | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | -- | -- | -- |
| Dorset | 2 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Durham | 23 | 9 | 7 | 6 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Essex | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | -- | -- | 2 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Greater Manchester | 70 | 31 | 28 | 6 | -- | 1 | 4 |
| Hampshire | 21 | 11 | 8 | 1 | -- | -- | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Humberside | 27 | 5 | 11 | 8 | -- | 1 | 2 |
| Kent | 3 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Lancashire | 20 | 13 | 5 | -- | -- | 1 | -- |
| Leicestershire | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | -- | -- | -- |
| Lincolnshire | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | 2 |
| Merseyside | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | -- | -- | -- |
| Metropolitan police | 141 | 69 | 33 | 22 | -- | 4 | 6 |
| Norfolk | 8 | 7 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| North Yorkshire | 10 | 9 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Northamptonshire | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
| Northumbria | 35 | 15 | 16 | -- | -- | 1 | 3 |
| Nottinghamshire | 35 | 12 | 9 | 7 | -- | 2 | 1 |
| South Yorkshire | 40 | 22 | 7 | 4 | -- | 3 | 1 |
| Staffordshire | 28 | 13 | 8 | 6 | -- | -- | 1 |
| Suffolk | 5 | 2 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Surrey | 4 | 2 | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- |
| Sussex | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
| Thames Valley | 20 | 12 | 5 | 2 | -- | -- | 1 |
| Warwickshire | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- | -- |
| West Mercia | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | -- | -- | 1 |
| West Midlands | 101 | 55 | 23 | 18 | -- | 2 | 1 |
| West Yorkshire | 64 | 36 | 15 | 9 | -- | 3 | -- |
| Wiltshire | 5 | 4 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Dyfed Powys | 5 | 2 | -- | 2 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Gwent | 12 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- |
| North Wales | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | -- | 2 | -- |
| South Wales | 29 | 13 | 11 | 3 | -- | -- | 2 |
| England and Wales | 980 | 487 | 261 | 147 | -- | 29 | 30 |
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| Age and police force area | Over 3 years and up to 4 years | Over 4 years and up to 5 years | Over 5 years and up to 7 years | Over 7 years and up to 10 years | Over 10 years | Life | Sec 53(1) | Average sentence length (months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 16 | ||||||||
| Avon and Somerset | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.4 |
| Bedfordshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.9 |
| Cambridgeshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.3 |
| Cheshire | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 6.8 |
| City of London | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Cleveland | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.9 |
| Cumbria | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.3 |
| Derbyshire | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.6 |
| Devon and Cornwall | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.2 |
| Dorset | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.0 |
| Durham | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.4 |
| Essex | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.2 |
| Gloucestershire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.0 |
| Greater Manchester | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.7 |
| Hampshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.0 |
| Hertfordshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.9 |
| Humberside | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.3 |
| Kent | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.2 |
| Lancashire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Leicestershire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.2 |
| Lincolnshire | 1 | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.0 |
| Merseyside | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.9 |
| Metropolitan police | 2 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | 3 | 3 | 7.6 |
| Norfolk | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.2 |
| North Yorkshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.8 |
| Northamptonshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.8 |
| Northumbria | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.3 |
| Nottinghamshire | 2 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.7 |
| South Yorkshire | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 2 | 7.9 |
| Staffordshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.3 |
| Suffolk | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.1 |
| Surrey | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.8 |
| Sussex | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.7 |
| Thames Valley | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.9 |
| Warwickshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.3 |
| West Mercia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.5 |
| West Midlands | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 6.1 |
| West Yorkshire | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.1 |
| Wiltshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.5 |
| Dyfed Powys | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.0 |
| Gwent | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.3 |
| North Wales | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.5 |
| South Wales | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.7 |
| England and Wales | 11 | 4 | 3 | --- | -- | 8 | 8 | 7.1 |
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| Age and police force area | Over 3 years and up to 4 years | Over 4 years and up to 5 years | Over 5 years and up to 7 years | Over 7 years and up to 10 years | Over 10 years | Life | Sec 53(1) | Average sentence length (months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 17 | ||||||||
| Avon and Somerset | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.0 |
| Bedfordshire | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.0 |
| Cambridgeshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.9 |
| Cheshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.1 |
| City of London | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Cleveland | 1 | 1 | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 11.2 |
| Cumbria | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.8 |
| Derbyshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.6 |
| Devon and Cornwall | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.4 |
| Dorset | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.6 |
| Durham | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.4 |
| Essex | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.0 |
| Gloucestershire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.7 |
| Greater Manchester | 2 | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.3 |
| Hampshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.0 |
| Hertfordshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.0 |
| Humberside | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 9.7 |
| Kent | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.0 |
| Lancashire | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.2 |
| Leicestershire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.0 |
| Lincolnshire | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.7 |
| Merseyside | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.8 |
| Metropolitan police | 10 | 4 | -- | 1 | -- | 2 | 1 | 12.2 |
| Norfolk | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.1 |
| North Yorkshire | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.9 |
| Northamptonshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.3 |
| Northumbria | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.3 |
| Nottinghamshire | 2 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 13.6 |
| South Yorkshire | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.6 |
| Staffordshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.6 |
| Suffolk | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.9 |
| Surrey | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.0 |
| Sussex | 1 | 2 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.1 |
| Thames Valley | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.5 |
| Warwickshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.2 |
| West Mercia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.2 |
| West Midlands | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.2 |
| West Yorkshire | 4 | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.5 |
| Wiltshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.2 |
| Dyfed Powys | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.8 |
| Gwent | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.0 |
| North Wales | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.6 |
| South Wales | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.0 |
| England and Wales | 32 | 14 | 4 | 2 | -- | 4 | 2 | 10.0 |
(13) Immediate custody includes detention in a young offender institution and under s53 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933
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Mr. Win Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list for each young offenders' institution, how many (a) suicides and (b) incidents of self-harm have been recorded since 1989. [140670]
Mr. Boateng: I will write to my hon. Friend.
Mr. Win Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of trends over the last 10 years of diagnosable mental health disorders among (a) young prisoners on remand and (b) sentenced young offenders. [140619]
Mr. Boateng: There have been three studies of the prevalence of mental disorder in the prison population of England and Wales published since 1990. Two were undertaken for the Home Office/Prison Service by the Institute of Psychiatry.
The first, for which the fieldwork was done in 1988-89, surveyed mental ill-health among sentenced prisoners and the fieldwork for the second study, of the unsentenced population, was completed in 1993-94. A third study, of psychiatric morbidity among the whole prison population of England and Wales, was undertaken in 1997 for the Department of Health by the Office for National Statistics. The report of this third study was published in 1998, and a further more detailed analysis of the data relating to young offenders followed in October 2000.
The very considerable differences in methodology between the first two studies and the third mean that it is not easy to make simple comparisons. I shall therefore write to my hon. Friend and place a copy of the correspondence in the Library.
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