TRUE about borstals are:
Borstals are meant for reformation of boys over 16 years who are too difficult to be handled in a ceified school. It is somewhere between a ceified school and an adult prison. It does not come under the child act it is run by the state inspector general for prisons. Ref: Park, 21st Edition, Page 543
Meant for ages > 15 years
It comes under the children act
It is governed by state inspector general for prisons
A borstal sentence is usually of 5 years