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Victim Support Schemes

Mr. Nicholas Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what responses he has received about the piloting of the Victims' Advocate Scheme. [147159]

Mr. Hanson: The response to the scheme is very encouraging. The pilot began in five Crown court centres on 24 April 2006. There are currently 258 eligible cases and in 199 of these the family has chosen to make a statement in court or access personal and social legal advice. As at 18 June 2007, 40 family impact statements had been made with 38 delivered orally in court and in two read privately by the judge.

Young Offender Institutes

Mr. Vara: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the maximum capacity of young offender institutes was in each year since 1997, broken down by (a) male and (b) female accommodation. [146120]

Mr. Hanson: The following tables provide the operational capacity, at the end of June for each year from 1997 to 2006, of each designated Young Offender Institution (YOI) in England and Wales.

The tables list those sites that only hold under 21-year-olds either on remand or as sentenced young offenders. Operational capacity describes the total number of prisoners for the whole prison. For those establishments that have split functions, the operational capacity for the different functions are not available.

Women young offenders are held in accommodation designated for young offenders within women's prisons.


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Operational capacity of young offender institutions in each year from 1997 to 1999
Establishment Operational Capacity

1997

Aylesbury

328

Brinsford

509

Castington

300

Colchester

38

Deerbolt

466

Dover

316

Feltham

922

Glen Parva

882

Hatfield

180

Hindley

551

Hollesley Bay

470

Huntercombe

266

Lancaster Farms

536

Low Newton

299

Northallerton

298

Onley

520

Portland

536

Reading

245

Stoke Heath

322

Swinfen Hall

202

Thorn Cross

316

Werrington

121

Wetherby

360

1998

Aylesbury

328

Brinsford

540

Castington

330

Deerbolt

432

Dover

316

Feltham

922

Glen Parva

852

Guys Marsh

509

Hatfield

180

Hindley

547

Huntercombe

384

Lancaster Farms

536

Northallerton

298

Onley

640

Portland

576

Reading

245

Stoke Heath

646

Swinfen Hall

319

Thorn Cross

316

Werrington

192

Wetherby

360

1999

Aylesbury

355

Brinsford

509

Castington

366

Deerbolt

488

Dover

316

Feltham

922

Glen Parva

852

Guys Marsh

509

Hatfield

180

Hindley

502

Huntercombe

376

Lancaster Farms

536

Northallerton

298

Onley

640

Portland

576

Reading

245

Thorn Cross

316

Stoke Heath

646

Swinfen Hall

319

Werrington

188

Wetherby

360



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Operational capacity of young offender institutions in each year from 2000 to 2002
Establishment Operational Capacity

2000

Ashfield

400

Aylesbury

355

Brinsford

493

Castington

366

Deerbolt

488

Dover

316

Feltham

818

Glen Parva

852

Hatfield

180

Hindley

58

Hollesley Bay

361

Huntercombe

368

Lancaster Farms

536

Northallerton

298

Onley

640

Portland

572

Reading

247

Stoke Heath

622

Swinfen Hall

320

Thorn Cross

316

Werrington

106

Wetherby

360

2001

Ashfield

400

Aylesbury

352

Brinsford

493

Castington

406

Deerbolt

426

Feltham

729

Glen Parva

802

Hatfield

180

Hindley

558

Huntercombe

368

Lancaster Farms

536

Northallerton

264

Onley

640

Portland

542

Reading

241

Stoke Heath

564

Swinfen Hall

319

Thorn Cross

316

Werrington

140

Wetherby

360

2002

Ashfield

400

Aylesbury

352

Brinsford

493

Castington

406

Deerbolt

486

Feltham

715

Glen Parva

802

Hatfield

180

Hindley

59

Huntercombe

352

Lancaster Farms

546

Northallerton

254

Onley

580

Portland

542

Reading

289

Stoke Heath

688

Swinfen Hall

320

Thorn Cross

316

Warren Hill

214

Werrington

134

Wetherby

360


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