Mr. Drew Harris:

No, the referral is for any child who is a suspect in an offence. This has created the 158,000 youth referrals. The 103,000 referred to are the individuals who accept there is a prima faciecase and they accept their part in it and have made a full admission as to their part. The 55,000 cases are those where people have denied their part in it or were previously dealt with through the youth referral scheme. The Deputy is correct in that the 158,000 youth referrals include 57,000 individual children identified as being suspects and connected to an offence.