Ideally, cases should be completed in eight weeks for certain persistent young offenders.
But the Government accepts that for persistent offenders some kind of youth detention must also be available to the courts.
He said one of his main concerns was the problem of persistent offenders.
The authority has warned that it will not hesitate to prosecute persistent offenders.
But they are for persistent offenders against internal regulations, although this does not happen frequently.
I must ask my right hon. Friend to wait for an answer to his question about persistent offenders.
In terms of social make up, persistent offenders share a very common profile.
Trying to buck it only led to trouble and, for persistent offenders, could even prove fatal.
I think the company should take action against the persistent offenders, not penalise everybody.
They could report persistent offenders to the local police.