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date	11/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of BME people held in young offender institutions were previously excluded from school.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	218271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>Please see the recent survey by HM Inspectorate Prisons of young people under 18 in Young Offender Institutions, 81% of BME young people reported having been excluded from school:</p><p><a href="http://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/inspections/children-in-custody-2013-14/#.VJAwLY1trIU" target="_blank">http://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/inspections/children-in-custody-2013-14/#.VJAwLY1trIU</a></p><p>The Government is transforming youth custody to put education at the heart of detention and equip young offenders with the skills, qualifications and self-discipline they need to lead productive, law-abiding lives on release. On 15 December new contracts were awarded which will more than double the current average number of hours of education provided in Young Offender Institutions each week and the Government intends that education will be at the heart of the new Secure College opening in 2017.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 18/12/2014 16:52:25 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

169885

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) age, (b) sex and (c) ethnicity is of people held in youth offending insititutions.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	218333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The tables below detail the (a) age, (b) gender and (c) ethnicity of young offenders detained in each of these types of establishment since 2010/11.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table A: monthly average under-18 custody population by accommodation type and age from 2010/11 to 2014/15 (April 2014 to October 2014).</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Accommodation type</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14*</p></td><td><p>2014/15 (April to October)*</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="8"><p>Secure Children's Homes</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>99</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="8"><p>Secure Training Centres</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>253</p></td><td><p>265</p></td><td><p>245</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="8"><p>Young Offender Institutions</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>198</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>798</p></td><td><p>566</p></td><td><p>501</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1,149</p></td><td><p>837</p></td><td><p>740</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="8"><p>Total</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>428</p></td><td><p>365</p></td><td><p>314</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>851</p></td><td><p>656</p></td><td><p>592</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1,544</p></td><td><p>1,233</p></td><td><p>1,084</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table B: monthly average under-18 custody population by accommodation type and gender from 2010/11 to 2014/15 (April 2014 to October 2014). </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Accommodation type</p></td><td><p>Gender</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14*</p></td><td><p>2014/15 (April to October)*</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Secure Children's Homes</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>99</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Secure Training Centres</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>223</p></td><td><p>233</p></td><td><p>214</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>253</p></td><td><p>265</p></td><td><p>245</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Young Offender Institutions</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>1,128</p></td><td><p>835</p></td><td><p>740</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1,149</p></td><td><p>837</p></td><td><p>740</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Total</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>1,472</p></td><td><p>1,176</p></td><td><p>1,036</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1,544</p></td><td><p>1,233</p></td><td><p>1,084</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table C: monthly average under-18 custody population by accommodation type and ethnicity from 2010/11 to 2014/15 (April 2014 to October 2014).</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Accommodation type</p></td><td><p>Ethnicity</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14*</p></td><td><p>2014/15 (April to October)*</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="7"><p>Secure Children's Homes</p></td><td><p>Asian</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Available</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>99</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="7"><p>Secure Training Centres</p></td><td><p>Asian</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Available</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>173</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>162</p></td><td><p>143</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>264</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>253</p></td><td><p>265</p></td><td><p>245</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="7"><p>Young Offender Institutions</p></td><td><p>Asian</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>301</p></td><td><p>256</p></td><td><p>258</p></td><td><p>197</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Available</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>1,004</p></td><td><p>916</p></td><td><p>652</p></td><td><p>470</p></td><td><p>434</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1,610</p></td><td><p>1,517</p></td><td><p>1,149</p></td><td><p>837</p></td><td><p>740</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="7"><p>Total</p></td><td><p>Asian</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>351</p></td><td><p>308</p></td><td><p>325</p></td><td><p>263</p></td><td><p>233</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Available</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>186</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>1,303</p></td><td><p>1,216</p></td><td><p>912</p></td><td><p>728</p></td><td><p>647</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>2,040</p></td><td><p>1,963</p></td><td><p>1,544</p></td><td><p>1,233</p></td><td><p>1,084</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* The 2013/14 and 2014/15 data are provisional. The final 2013/14 figures will be confirmed in the 2013/14 Youth Justice Statistics in January 2015, and the final 2014/15 figures will be confirmed in the 2014/15 Youth Justice Statistics in 2016.</p><p> </p><p>These figures are averages of 12-monthly snapshots of the custodial population in the secure estate for children and young people, taken on the last Friday of the month or first Friday of the following month, depending on which is nearer to the actual month end.</p><p> </p><p>The information comes from the Youth Justice Board’s (YJB's) Secure Accommodation Clearing House System (SACHS) database and eAsset database. Information from April 2012 comes from the YJB's eAsset database which replaced the SACHS database for placing young people in custody.</p><p> </p><p>These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large-scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing and can be subject to change over time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 18/12/2014 16:02:24 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

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registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: LGBT+ People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of the number of prisoners declaring themselves to be lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	214231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The number of prisoners in England and Wales broken down by sexual orientation as at 26 September 2014 is shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table: Headcount of prisoners by Sexual Orientation as at 26 September 2014</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Sexual Orientation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Other</p></td><td><p>1779</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heterosexual / Straight</p></td><td><p>63738</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Asked/Refused to State</p></td><td><p>20117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>85634</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Transgender Prisoners with a Gender Recognition Certificate are recorded on administrative systems as their legal gender. In accordance with the Gender Recognition Act of 2004 and the Equality Act 2010, transgender individuals are not identified as being transgender on administrative systems.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 02/12/2014 10:20:51 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott