Prisoners Release: Young Offender Institutions
Justice
Written answers and statements, 3 November 2009
Robert Wilson (Whip, Whips; Reading East, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice
(1) what percentage of young adults released from young offender institutions went to (a) housing provided by family members, (b) housing provided by local authorities, (c) housing provided by charities, (d) an unknown address and (e) another destination in the latest period for which figures are available;
(2) what proportion of young adults released from young offender institutions were provided with accommodation by his Department in the last five years for which figures are available;
(3) how many young adults left (a) Reading Young Offender Institution and (b) all young offender institutions without (i) employment or (ii) accommodation in each of the last five years.
Maria Eagle (Minister of State (also in the Government Equalities Office), Ministry of Justice; Liverpool, Garston, Labour)
Data on the provider of housing for offenders on discharge from prison is not recorded in the form specified in the questions. However data is held on the type of accommodation to which offenders are discharged.
The following table shows the proportion of young adults discharged from prison establishments in 2007 and 2008 by type of accommodation. Data for previous years are not available.
| Percentage | ||
| 2007 | 2008 | |
| Permanent independent housing | 83 | 84 |
| Supported housing | 2 | 2 |
| Bail/Probation hostel | 3 | 3 |
| Transient/short-term accommodation | 5 | 3 |
| No fixed abode | 4 | 3 |
| No information | 3 | 4 |
The following tables show the numbers of young adults discharged without any accommodation or employment from (a) Reading YOI and (b) all prison establishments in 2007 and 2008. Data for previous years are not available.
| Reading discharges | ||
| 2007 | 2008 | |
| Without accommodation | Less than 10 | Less than 10 |
| Without employment | 20 | Less than 10 |
| Total discharges | 330 | 300 |
| All young adults | ||
| 2007 | 2008 | |
| Without accommodation | 610 | 520 |
| Without employment | 3,400 | 3,900 |
| Total discharges | 16,100 | 16,800 |
Numbers below 1,000 have been rounded to the nearest 10. Numbers over 1,000 have been rounded to the nearest 100.
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.