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Dr. Vis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many teaching staff in each of the prisons in the juvenile estate have qualifications in special needs education. [83831]
Hilary Benn: There are 50 members of staff in juvenile establishments who have special needs qualifications. Others have received in-service training in various aspects of special educational needs, including recent training for Basic Skills teachers teaching students with learning difficulties. Funding has been allocated to all establishments in the juvenile estate to employ a Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO), who assess the needs of learners and guide teachers and learning support assistants.
The information is contained in the table.
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Establishment | SENCO | SEN qualified staff |
---|---|---|
Onley | To appoint | 0 |
Bulwood Hall | No | 0 |
Wetherby | Yes | 2 |
Brinsford | Yes | 0 |
Ashfield | Yes | 4 |
Huntercombe | Yes | 4 |
Warren Hill | Yes | 3 |
New Hall(13) | Yes | 4 |
Castington | Yes | 3 |
Stoke Heath | Yes | 22 |
Werrington | Yes | 1 |
Lancaster Farms | Yes | 1 |
Hindley(14) | Yes | 5 |
Feltham | Yes | 1 |
Total | 12 | 50 |
(13) Few juveniles
(14) Very recently received juveniles
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Dr. Vis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children have attained (a) GCSEs, (b) AS levels and (c) A levels at each of the prisons in the juvenile estate since April 2000; how many qualifications they were each awarded; and at what grade. [83830]
Hilary Benn: Since April 2000, in juvenile establishments: (a) 279 candidates achieved 397 GSCE qualifications; (b) 10 candidates achieved 12 A/S level qualifications; and (c) three candidates achieved seven A level qualifications.
The information in set out in the tables.
Young offender institutions | GCSE candidates | Total achieved | GCSE grades ABCDEFG | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Onley | 5 | 11 | | 4 | 7 | | | | |
Bulwood Hall | 0 | | | | | | | | |
Wetherby | 94 | 30 | | | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 | |
Brinsford | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
Ashfield | 7 | 9 | | 1 | 3 | 5 | | | |
Huntercombe | 87 | 130 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 37 | 28 | 24 | |
Warren Hill | 26 | 90 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 26 | 12 | 5 | |
New Hall | 0 | | | | | | | | |
Castington | 28 | 79 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
Stoke Heath | 3 | 8 | | 2 | | | | 3 | 1 |
Werrington | 0 | | | | | | | | |
Lancaster Farms | 0 | | | | | | | | |
Hindley (recently received juveniles) | 1 | 4 | | | 1 | 2 | 1 | | |
Feltham | 28 | 36 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Total | 279 | 397 | 9 | 34 | 171 | 111 | 64 | 49 | 8 |
Young offender institutions | AS level candidates | Total achieved | AS level grades ABCDEFG | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Warren Hill | 10 | 12 | | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | | |
Total | 10 | 12 | | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | | |
Young offender institutions | A level candidates | Total achieved | A level grades ABCDEFG | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Onley | 1 | 3 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | |
Castington | 2 | 4 | | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |
Total | 3 | 7 | | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | |
Dr. Vis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children have been locked out of prisons overnight in the last 12 months; at which prisons; and at which police stations they were held. [83827]
Hilary Benn: The information is not held centrally and I shall therefore write to my hon. Friend when it is available.
Dr. Vis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether there is a limit to the time a child can be held on a basic regime in prison. [83832]
Hilary Benn: The Operational Manager for the Juvenile Estate has made it clear to Governors of juvenile establishments that the basic regime must be used constructively as an incentive to responsible behaviour. Governors are expected to keep a juvenile on the basic regime for the shortest period possible, and normally not for longer than one week, at which time the case must be reviewed.
Dr. Vis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) section 17 assessments and (b) section 47 investigations under the Children Act 1989 have been carried out on children in each of the prisons in the juvenile estate since April 2000. [83837]
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Hilary Benn: The information requested is not held centrally and I shall therefore write to my hon. Friend when it is available.
Dr. Vis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many young prisoners have been subjected to restraint under rule 52 of the Rules for Young Offenders Institutions since April 2000. [83825]
Hilary Benn: The information is not held centrally and I shall therefore write to my hon. Friend when it is available.
Dr. Vis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many times unfurnished cells have been used in each of the prisons in the juvenile estate since April 2000. [83826]
Hilary Benn: The information is not held centrally and I shall therefore write to my hon. Friend when it is available.
Dr. Vis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many times control and restraint was used in each of the prisons in the juvenile estate since April 2000. [83833]
Hilary Benn: The information is not held centrally and I shall therefore write to my hon. Friend when it is available.
Dr. Vis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average time was that children in each of the prisons in the juvenile estate spent out of doors every day in 200102. [83834]
Hilary Benn: The information is not held centrally and I shall therefore write to my hon. Friend when it is available.
Dr. Vis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children have been transferred to HMP and YOI Castington from Feltham YOI in each of the last 12 months; and what their (a) ethnicity, (b) age and (c) home area in each case was. [83835]
Hilary Benn: In the last 12 months 28 young people have been transferred from Feltham young offender institution to Castington prison and young offender institution. The breakdown of these figures is as follows:
Age | Home Area | Ethnicity |
---|---|---|
15 | Sutton | White English |
16 | West Sussex | Black Caribbean |
17 | Waltham Forest | Black Caribbean |
17 | Harringey | White English |
17 | Bexley | White English |
17 | Wandsworth | White English |
17 | Lemington Spa | White English |
18 | Essex | Pakistani |
Total number transferred = 8
Age | Home Area | Ethnicity |
---|---|---|
16 | Haringey | Black Caribbean |
17 | Kent | White English |
18 | Chingford | White English |
18 | Uxbridge | White English |
18 | Kensington | Black African |
18 | East Sussex | White English |
Total number transferred = 6
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Age | Home Area | Ethnicity |
---|---|---|
15 | Not available | White English |
16 | Haringey | Black Caribbean |
17 | Crawley | White English |
18 | West Sussex | Black African |
Total number transferred = 4
Age | Home Area | Ethnicity |
---|---|---|
17 | Brent | Black African |
17 | Haringey | Black African |
17 | London | Black Other |
17 | Barnet | White English |
18 | Enfield | White Irish |
18 | Southwark | Black African |
18 | Newham | Black Caribbean |
18 | Surrey | White English |
18 | Enfield | White English |
18 | Thameside | Other ethnic group |
Total number transferred = 10
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