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Written Answers to Questions
Wednesday 28 October 1992
HOME DEPARTMENT
Magistrates
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how judges and magistrates will be advised to treat aggravating or mitigating factors when determining the seriousness of any offence.
Mr. Jack : I refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave to his similar question on 27 October, at column 578 .
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Police Officers
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will provide a table showing for each police force area in England and Wales and for the whole of England and Wales the number of police officers actually in post at (a) 1 April 1979, (b) 1 April 1990, (c) 1 April 1991 and (d) 1 April 1992, and the percentage increase in each case.
Mr. Charles Wardle : The information requested is set out in the table.
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Table showing the strength of police forces in England and Wales<1>
Force |31 March 1979 |31 March 1990 |Percentage change|31 March 1991 |Percentage change|31 March 1992 |Percentage change
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Avon and Somerset |2,825 |3,094 |9.52 |3,092 |-0.06 |3,081 |-0.36
Bedfordshire |902 |1,050 |16.41 |1,105 |5.24 |1,093 |-1.09
Cambridgeshire |1,064 |1,193 |12.12 |1,201 |0.67 |1,250 |4.08
Cheshire |1,778 |1,870 |5.17 |1,895 |1.34 |1,874 |-1.11
Cleveland |1,334 |1,467 |9.97 |1,489 |1.50 |1,477 |-0.81
Cumbria |1,056 |1,166 |10.42 |1,184 |1.54 |1,179 |-0.42
Derbyshire |1,563 |1,795 |14.84 |1,741 |-3.01 |1,706 |-2.01
Devon and Cornwall |2,660 |2,852 |7.22 |2,873 |0.74 |2,898 |0.87
Dorset |1,128 |1,269 |12.50 |1,281 |0.95 |1,289 |0.62
Durham |1,312 |1,375 |4.80 |1,368 |-0.51 |1,389 |1.54
Dyfed-Powys |910 |935 |2.75 |935 |0.00 |947 |1.28
Essex |2,461 |2,822 |14.67 |2,889 |2.37 |2,898 |0.31
Gloucestershire |1,076 |1,170 |8.74 |1,162 |-0.68 |1,174 |1.03
Greater Manchester |6,419 |6,992 |8.93 |7,014 |0.31 |7,061 |0.67
Gwent |965 |1.008 |4.46 |999 |-0.89 |1,009 |1.00
Hampshire |2,949 |3,154 |6.95 |3,179 |0.79 |3,211 |1.01
Hertfordshire |1,462 |1,657 |13.34 |1,666 |0.54 |1,695 |1.74
Humberside |1,849 |1,995 |7.90 |1,998 |0.15 |2,026 |1.40
Kent |2,724 |2,984 |9.54 |3,005 |0.70 |3,074 |2.30
Lancashire |3,097 |3,201 |3.36 |3,212 |0.34 |3,198 |-0.44
Leicestershire |1,701 |1,769 |4.00 |1,818 |2.77 |1,845 |1.49
Lincolnshire |1,171 |1,188 |1.45 |1,209 |1.77 |1,196 |-1.08
Merseyside |4,427 |4,714 |6.48 |4,689 |-0.53 |4,621 |-1.45
Norfolk |1,223 |1,363 |11.45 |1,405 |3.08 |1,414 |0.64
Northamptonshire |905 |1,126 |24.42 |1,139 |1.15 |1,158 |1.67
Northumbria |3,272 |3,529 |7.85 |3,541 |0.34 |3,464 |-2.17
North Wales |1,268 |1,337 |5.44 |1,349 |0.90 |1,347 |-0.15
North Yorkshire |1,342 |1,379 |2.76 |1,387 |0.58 |1,398 |0.79
Nottinghamshire |2,117 |2,316 |9.40 |2,336 |0.86 |2,331 |-0.21
South Wales |2,936 |3,135 |6.78 |3,137 |0.06 |3,168 |0.99
South Yorkshire |2,546 |2,923 |14.81 |2,991 |2.33 |3,008 |0.57
Staffordshire |1,978 |2,187 |10.57 |2,217 |1.37 |2,176 |-1.85
Suffolk |1,064 |1,194 |12.22 |1,209 |1.26 |1,218 |0.74
Surrey |1,440 |1,645 |14.24 |1,657 |0.73 |1,706 |2.96
Sussex |2,758 |2,949 |6.93 |2,969 |0.68 |2,984 |0.51
Thames Valley |2,639 |3,659 |38.65 |3,714 |1.50 |3,772 |1.56
Warwickshire |841 |975 |15.93 |1,020 |4.62 |990 |-2.94
West Mercia |1,743 |1,991 |14.23 |2,026 |1.76 |2,034 |0.39
West Midlands |5,981 |6,855 |14.61 |6,876 |0.31 |6,941 |0.95
West Yorkshire |4,727 |5,260 |11.28 |5,268 |0.15 |5,087 |-3.44
Wiltshire |997 |1,130 |13.34 |1,165 |3.10 |1,221 |4.81
Metropolitan |22,214 |28,362 |27.68 |28,312 |-0.18 |28,381 |0.24
City |829 |799 |-3.62 |813 |1.75 |808 |-0.62
|---- |---- |---- |---- |---- |---- |----
Total |109,653 |124,834 |13.84 |125,535 |0.56 |125,797 |0.21
<1> Figures for 1 April are not available; 31 March figures have therefore been provided.
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Samuel Kulasingham and Prem Sivalingham
Mr. Corbyn : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) when he expects to make a decision as to whether he will exercise his power under section 17 of the Criminal Appeals Act 1968 to refer to the Court of Appeal the case of Samuel Kulasingham and Prem Sivalingham ;
(2) when he received an interim or final report from the Essex police inquiry team, established in April 1992 to investigate the circumstances surrounding the convictions of Samuel Kulasingham and Prem Sivalingham ;
(3) whether the Essex police inquiry team, established in April 1992 to investigate the circumstances surrounding the convictions of Samuel Kulasingham and Prem Sivalingham, have obtained transcripts of any Metropolitan police interviews with the two chief prosecution witnesses at the 1988 trial, Indrakumar Thiyegaral and Muralee Tharan Arulkodnenthan, which took place prior to their statements as witnesses.
Mr. Jack : The Essex police are continuing their inquiries into this case and I expect to receive their report shortly. I shall then be in a position to decide, after proper consideration of all the relevant information, whether there are grounds for referring either conviction to the Court of Appeal.
I understand that the inquiry team has established that both the two chief prosecution witnesses were interviewed by officers of the Metropolitan police before statements were taken from them as witnesses, but that no record was made of either of these interviews.
Probation Service
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the resource implications of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 for the probation service ; and what is his best estimate of the additional costs involved for the probation service in England and Wales.
Mr. Jack : Increased central Government support for the probation service was set out in the Home Office annual report published in February 1992 as follows :
|1992-93|1993-94|1994-95
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Central Government support
(£ million) |290 |314 |338
Provision for total staff numbers |14,234 |14,713 |15,100
(Including year-on-year staff
increases of;) |560 |398 |376
The additional staff and resources are primarily for the implementation of the Criminal Justice Act 1991; these represent the current best estimates of the additional resources needed.
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what remuneration has been offered to probation staff to enable them to undertake new duties in respect of the Criminal Justice Act 1991.
Mr. Jack [holding answer 27 October 1992] : The Criminal Justice Act will involve new responsibility for the probation service. To respond to this we have provided for a substantial increase in the numbers of probation officers. In addition, we recognise that there will be an impact on the work of some existing probation officers. As a consequence, probation employers have responded to this
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by offering a system of local pay flexibility to reflect the increased responsibilities which individuals might undertake. Discussions over the details of this offer are continuing.Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what fianancial penalties will be invoked if any probation staff refuse to undertake new duties implicit in the Criminal Justice Act 1991.
Mr. Jack : Probation staff who refuse to undertake duties in the context of the current industrial action in support of their pay claim are being asked to sign an undertaking that they will work normally and to return this undertaking within two working days. If an officer refuses to sign the undertaking, the probations committee will reduce that officer's pay by 15 per cent. while he or she continues to refuse to work normally.
Any staff who were to refuse to undertake duties in other circumstances would be subject to normal disciplinary proceedings, including financial penalties.
Court Reports
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many additional court reports will be written per annum under the provisions contained in the Criminal Justice Act 1991.
Mr. Jack : On the basis of pilot trials run in five Crown court centres between May and December 1991, it is expected that between 20,000 and 29,000 additional reports will be required each year.
Prisoners (Towels)
Mr. Corbyn : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will consider increasing the number of towels issued weekly to prisoners.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : The range of items issued to inmates is subject to regular review. The number of towels currently issued each week is normally two but, because of a high incidence of vandalism, it is necessary to issue some 400,000 towels each year to meet the needs of the 45,000 inmates held in custody ; this restricts the capacity of the prison service to increase the level of issue for individual prisoners. However, in an effort to improve the efficiency and acceptability of the item, the existing white towel is in the process of being replaced by one of larger size in deep- dyed colours.
Drug Prevention
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make it his policy to renew the funding for each of the drug prevention projects currently funded by his Department as it reaches the end date of the period for which funds have been approved to date.
Mr. Jack : As I stated in my written answer of 27 October 1992, at column 578, in response to earlier questions from the hon. Member, funding for the 20 local drugs prevention teams has been agreed initially for three years in each case and active consideration is currently being given to the position of the teams beyond that period.
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Car Phones
Mr. Corbyn : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what guidelines are given to the Metropolitan police about stopping motorists who drive while using a car or mobile phone. (2) how many charges and convictions have been obtained by the Metropolitan police concerning the use of car phones while driving.
Mr. Charles Wardle : No such guidelines have been issued to the Metropolitan police. The police may take action against drivers in such cases for the offences of driving without due care and attention or driving without proper control of the vehicle. No figures are available to show the number of charges or convictions obtained by the Metropolitan police for such offences involving the use of telephones.
Asylum
Mr. Allen : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what target date he has set his Department to clear the backlog of asylum applications.
Mr. Charles Wardle : No specific date has been set. The increase in the number of asylum division staff to 500, together with streamlined administrative procedures, is already having a considerable impact on the current backlog. Further progress will be influenced by the rate of new applications and the impact on procedures of the Asylum and Immigration Appeals Bill.
Mr. Allen : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 15 July, Official Report, column 775, to the hon. Member for Norwood (Mr. Fraser) (a) which concepts used in the convention are the subject of common interpretation and (b) what is the common interpretation referred to.
Mr. Charles Wardle : Article 1 of the Dublin convention of 15 June 1990--Cm 1623--defines for the purposes of the convention the meaning of : an alien ; an applicaation for asylum ; an examination of an appliction for asylum ; a residence permit ; an entry visa ; and a transit visa.
Mr. Allen : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 15 July, Official Report, column 775, to the hon. Member for Norwood (Mr. Fraser) whether any definition has been reached in respect of first host country.
Mr. Charles Wardle : No. This matter is still under discussion between member states.
Mr. Allen : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 15 July, Official Report, column 775, to the hon. Member for Norwood (Mr. Fraser) (a) to which third countries it is intended to extend the system of the convention by means of parallel convention and (b) with which countries negotiations have commenced in respect of that convention.
Mr. Charles Wardle : Formal negotiations on extending the provisions of the Dublin convention will not be undertaken until the convention has been ratified by all member states. Extension to third countries will be by the unanimous agreement of the member states.
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Security Service
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether he will publish, in any form that does not jeopardise national security, the number of entries in the names index and in the organisations index of the main security service computer system and provide a description of the kinds of information held ; (2) whether he will publish, in any form that does not jeopardise national security, the approximate total number of files held by the Security Service, the approximate number of red, amber and green files, and the proportion of files that are temporary ; and whether he will make a statement.
Mr. Kenneth Clarke : The Security Service holds only information which it needs in order to carry out the functions conferred upon it by the Security Service Act 1989. The service's record-keeping policy was described in the Security Service Commissioner's annual report for 1991. It would not be in the interests of national security to provide the detailed information requested.
Mr. John Samuels
Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester on the operation on Friday, 11 September which resulted in the complaint by Mr. John Samuels.
Mr. Charles Wardle : No. These are operational matters which are the responsibility of the chief constable.
Charities
Mr. Luff : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what procedures the Charity Commission uses when deciding whether or not to register charities formed to assist with specific disasters and emergencies and which require accelerated registration procedures to enable them to operate in good time ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Jack : In deciding whether to register an organisation as a charity the Charity Commissioners consider whether the object for which the organisation is established are exclusively charitable in law, accurately reflect the intended activities of the organisation and whether the activities proposed are acceptable for a body with charitable status.
Where it is strongly represented to the commissioners by the promoters of an organisation, which is formed to assist with a specific disaster or emergency, that any degree of delay in registering the charity would be harmful to the intended beneficiaries, the commissioners give priority consideration to that application for registration.
External Frontiers Convention
Mr. Llew Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what arrangements he has made for the public distribution of the draft convention on external frontiers.
Mr. Charles Wardle : Copies of the draft convention between the member states of the European Communities on the crossing of their external frontiers were placed in the Libraries of both Houses in July.
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Worcester Kurdish Refugee Association
Mr. Luff : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the Charity Commissioners expect to complete their investigation into the Worcester Kurdish Refugee Association ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Jack : The Charity Commissioners expect to complete their inquiry into the affairs of the Worcester Kurdish Refugee Association in January 1993.
Hostels
Mr. David Howell : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the current cost level for repairs, additions or equipment in a hostel site which represents the dividing line between his Department's capital grant and operational expenditure.
Mr. Jack : Major refurbishment works, new building or extension costs, and the purchase of specific items of equipment which are expected to be in use for a number of years attract capital grant. The operational or revenue budget covers more basic redecoration and routine maintenance and the purchase of smaller items. There are items which from time to time do not easily fall into either of these categories and where judgments are made on a case by case basis as to the most appropriate form of funding.
Mr. David Howell : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department under what circumstances a probation hostel or a bail hostel can refuse to accept as a resident a person whom the court wishes to let out on bail.
Mr. Jack : The Approved Probation and Bail Hostel Rules 1976 provide that, once a court has granted bail subject to a condition of residence in an approved hostel, admission can be refused only if there is no place available ; or if the person falls outside the categories for which the hostel is approved ; or if the defendant is suffering from severe subnormality or a psychopathic disorder ; or with the consent of the Secretary of State.
Before the court reaches its decision, a probation officer may, through advice to the court, indicate that, in the circumstances of the individual case, a defendant would not be suitable for a place in an approved hostel, in line with the considerations set out in paragraph 16 of the "National Standard for the Management of Approved Probation and Bail Hostels". I will send my right hon. Friend a copy of the relevant section of these standards.
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many staff are normally on duty in probation and bail hostels in England and Wales (a) from 6 pm till midnight, (b) from midnight till 6 am and (c) at weekends.
Mr. Jack : [holding answer 27 October 1992] : All approved probation and bail hostels in England and Wales have 24-hour a day staff cover. The funding of a number of hostels was increased this year to ensure that there is provision for at least two members of staff to be on duty at night in any hostel. Since the deployment of staff is a matter for probation or voluntary management committees, detailed information on staff rotas is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
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Prisoners (Learning Difficulties)
Mr. Dafis : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish figures showing the current percentage of prison inmates in England and Wales who are known to have learning difficulties.
Mr. Peter Lloyd [holding answer 26 October 1992] : Records of the number of prisoners with learning difficulties are not held centrally. In the White Paper, "Custody, Care and Justice"--Cm 1647--the Government stressed that the first priority for education programmes in prison must be to identify and provide help for those prisoners who have difficulty reading or writing and who are unable to do simple arithmetic. The national prison survey undertaken in 1991 indicated that 43 per cent. of prisoners had left school before the age of 16, prisoners had higher truancy rates than the general population, and 43 per cent. of prisoners had no qualification when they came into prison.
Criminal Justice Act 1991
Mr. Nigel Evans : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many letters he has received on the workings of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Jack [holding answer 27 October 1992] : I regret that it is not possible to identify from central records of correspondence received from all sources how many of the several thousand letters dealt with in different parts of the Home Office each month refer to the workings of the Act, either as a single subject, or as one among several others. However, it is beyond question that many correspondents are referring to the Act and these referrals have increased since 1 October when the vast majority of its provisions came into effect.
Combination Orders
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many combination orders he estimates will be made under provisions contained in the Criminal Justice Act 1991.
Mr. Jack [holding answer 27 October 1992] : The power to make a combination order was introduced by section 11 of the Criminal Justice Act which came into effect on 1 October 1992. The criteria for the use of the power are set out in the section, but sentencing in any individual case is a matter for the sentencer alone. There is, at present, no basis on which to estimate the number of occasions upon which courts may exercise this power.
Computer Projects
Mr. Pendry : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a table setting out for the period since 9 April (a) each tender issued by his Department for projects requiring the supply of (i) computer hardware and (ii) computer software, (b) a description of the services required, (c) the number of companies who were invited to tender, (d) the number of companies who submitted a bid without prior invitation by his Department, (e) which company was awarded the contract, (f) the value of each contract and (g) the length of period over which the contract will run.
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Mr. Kenneth Clarke [holding answer 27 October 1992] : The table provides information about tender invitations issued by my Department for projects requiring the supply of computer hardware and computer software since 9 April.
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The value of each project is a matter of commercial and contractual confidentiality. Information about the number of companies who submitted a bid without prior invitation by my Department is not readily available.Column 653
Invitations to tender (ITT) issued for projects requiring computer hardware-software since 9 April 1992
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g)
ITT's issued for Description of Number of companies Number of companies Company awarded the Value of contract Duration of contract
projects services required invited to tender who submitted a bid contract
without prior
invitation
(i) |(ii) |(iii) |Computer hardware |Computer software |Hardware and
|software
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* |Network Cabling for HMP |1 |Lancare
|Woodhill
* |Clothing and Textile CAD system |3 |Gerber Garment
| for Prison Service Industries and |Technology
| Farms
* |Computer network cabling infra- |3 |Misys Communications
|structure
* |UNIX system for Immigration |1 |International
|and Nationality Department |Computers Ltd.
|(bought under HOUSE I con-
|tract)
|* |Finance and Accounting software |6 |TABS
|for UNIX system above
* |Networking equipment for new |5 |Gandalf Digital
|DTELS HQ |Communications
|* |Message Handling System for |18 |Not yet awarded
|Emergency Planning
* |Cabling for HMP Foston Hall- |3 |Lancare
|Prescoed
* |Extra Hard Disks for Police |7 |Not yet awarded
|National Computer Organisation
|(PNC2)
Note:
1. All the contracts are one off supplies.
Car Theft
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will list for each police authority area the number of offences of (a) theft of and (b) unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle and (c) the combined total of the two committed by juveniles in each of the last five years for which figures are available and what percentage this was of the total number of offences in this category ;
(2) if he will state for each police authority area and for England and Wales as a whole how many offences of theft from a vehicle were committed by juveniles in each of the last five years for which figures are available ; and what percentage this was of the total number of offences in this category in each case ;
(3) if he will state for each police authority area and for England and Wales as a whole, how many offences of theft
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or unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle were committed by young adults in each of the last five years for which figures are available ; and what percentage this was of the total number of offences of this category ;(4) if he will state for each police authority area and for England and Wales as a whole how many offences of theft from a vehicle were committed by young adults in each of the last five years for which figures are available ; and what percentage this was in each case of the total number of offences in this category.
Mr. Jack [holding answer 20 October 1992] : The data in the table relate to the number of "known" offenders--persons found guilty, or cautioned--by offence category, specific age groups and police force area 1986 to 1990. Provisional data for 1991 will not be available before the end of 1992.
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Table 5
Number and percentage of juveniles and young adults found guilty or cautioned for offences of theft of a motor vehicle,
unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle and theft from a vehicle 1990
Police force area Theft of and Theft from a
unauthorised taking vehicle
of a motor vehicle
Juveniles Young adults Juveniles Young adults
Total all Theft UnauthorisTheft and Theft UnauthorisTheft and Total all Theft Theft
(=100) unauthorised taking unauthorised taking (=100)
|Number |Per cent. |Number |Per cent. |Number |Per cent.|Number |Per cent.
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Avon and Somerset |755 |54 |174 |288 |30 |45 |288 |333 |44 |312 |82 |26 |168 |54
Bedfordshire |456 |50 |122 |172 |38 |31 |172 |203 |45 |180 |65 |36 |82 |46
Cambridgeshire |317 |42 |64 |106 |33 |35 |91 |126 |40 |211 |61 |29 |109 |52
Cheshire |738 |16 |319 |335 |45 |53 |218 |271 |37 |312 |95 |30 |141 |45
Cleveland |670 |61 |228 |289 |43 |49 |232 |281 |42 |246 |97 |39 |113 |46
Cumbria |300 |11 |97 |108 |36 |12 |102 |114 |38 |84 |42 |50 |31 |37
Derbyshire |434 |25 |127 |152 |35 |24 |146 |170 |39 |332 |115 |35 |141 |42
Devon and Cornwall |658 |20 |167 |187 |28 |35 |225 |260 |40 |195 |52 |27 |80 |41
Dorset |267 |19 |78 |97 |36 |19 |83 |102 |38 |96 |29 |30 |37 |39
Durham |400 |42 |85 |127 |32 |47 |133 |180 |45 |271 |82 |30 |121 |45
Essex |747 |99 |208 |307 |41 |77 |193 |270 |36 |398 |121 |30 |201 |51
Gloucestershire |208 |6 |67 |73 |35 |17 |72 |89 |43 |161 |50 |31 |70 |43
Greater Manchester |3,041 |133 |1,227 |1,360 |45 |87 |1,052 |1,139 |37 |904 |417 |46 |301 |33
Hampshire |987 |50 |330 |380 |39 |62 |324 |386 |39 |544 |186 |34 |205 |38
Hertfordshire |462 |52 |143 |195 |42 |28 |150 |178 |39 |259 |93 |36 |127 |49
Humberside |668 |96 |267 |363 |54 |43 |167 |210 |31 |371 |134 |36 |144 |39
Kent |717 |83 |143 |226 |32 |111 |187 |298 |42 |481 |99 |21 |248 |52
Lancashire |865 |34 |241 |275 |32 |57 |309 |366 |42 |263 |105 |40 |102 |39
Leicestershire |694 |29 |239 |268 |39 |46 |252 |298 |43 |304 |89 |29 |158 |52
Lincolnshire |316 |18 |107 |125 |40 |17 |102 |119 |38 |218 |59 |27 |102 |47
London, City of |21 |- |1 |1 |5 |2 |8 |10 |48 |9 |4 |44 |3 |33
|976 |9 |314 |323 |33 |20 |441 |461 |47 |261 |147 |56 |78 |30
Metropolitan Police
District |3,517 |81 |1,345 |1,426 |41 |91 |1,191 |1,282 |36 |1,733 |844 |49 |523 |30
Norfolk |336 |23 |106 |129 |38 |30 |89 |119 |35 |189 |62 |33 |91 |48
Northamptonshire |287 |8 |32 |40 |13 |17 |129 |146 |49 |103 |15 |15 |70 |68
Northumbria |1,242 |71 |443 |514 |41 |77 |432 |509 |41 |662 |244 |37 |273 |41
North Yorkshire |277 |19 |69 |88 |32 |22 |93 |115 |42 |225 |61 |27 |102 |45
Nottinghamshire |988 |57 |365 |422 |43 |55 |344 |399 |40 |474 |140 |30 |227 |48
South Yorkshire |968 |95 |243 |338 |35 |90 |351 |441 |46 |506 |137 |27 |240 |47
Staffordshire |621 |56 |167 |223 |36 |46 |231 |277 |45 |179 |121 |68 |43 |24
Suffolk |273 |14 |99 |113 |41 |25 |71 |96 |35 |142 |43 |30 |67 |47
Surrey |257 |17 |84 |101 |39 |16 |79 |95 |37 |82 |23 |28 |39 |48
Sussex |455 |50 |96 |146 |32 |14 |185 |199 |44 |318 |63 |20 |160 |50
Thames Valley |1,204 |91 |419 |510 |42 |79 |383 |462 |38 |375 |158 |42 |155 |41
Warwickshire |270 |36 |64 |100 |37 |33 |75 |108 |40 |143 |30 |21 |79 |55
West Mercia |539 |43 |161 |204 |38 |41 |175 |216 |40 |141 |58 |41 |57 |40
West Midlands |2,375 |182 |838 |1,020 |43 |89 |833 |922 |39 |864 |540 |63 |192 |22
West Yorkshire |1,886 |133 |629 |762 |40 |112 |635 |747 |40 |855 |404 |47 |299 |35
Wiltshire |292 |17 |88 |105 |36 |14 |117 |131 |45 |142 |30 |21 |69 |49
Dyfed-Powys |174 |4 |54 |58 |33 |14 |58 |72 |41 |52 |25 |48 |21 |40
Gwent |330 |12 |127 |139 |42 |25 |98 |123 |37 |98 |34 |35 |46 |47
North Wales |292 |13 |84 |97 |33 |8 |104 |112 |38 |156 |51 |33 |64 |41
South Wales |1,302 |38 |486 |524 |40 |55 |507 |562 |43 |349 |145 |42 |144 |41
England and Wales |32,592 |2,009 |10,747 |12,756 |39 |1,870 |11,127 |12,997 |40 |14,200 |5,452 |38 |5,723 |40
Table 5
Number and percentage of juveniles and young adults found guilty or cautioned for offences of theft of a motor vehicle,
unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle and theft from a vehicle 1990
Police force area Theft of and Theft from a
unauthorised taking vehicle
of a motor vehicle
Juveniles Young adults Juveniles Young adults
Total all Theft UnauthorisTheft and Theft UnauthorisTheft and Total all Theft Theft
(=100) unauthorised taking unauthorised taking (=100)
|Number |Per cent. |Number |Per cent. |Number |Per cent.|Number |Per cent.
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Avon and Somerset |755 |54 |174 |288 |30 |45 |288 |333 |44 |312 |82 |26 |168 |54
Bedfordshire |456 |50 |122 |172 |38 |31 |172 |203 |45 |180 |65 |36 |82 |46
Cambridgeshire |317 |42 |64 |106 |33 |35 |91 |126 |40 |211 |61 |29 |109 |52
Cheshire |738 |16 |319 |335 |45 |53 |218 |271 |37 |312 |95 |30 |141 |45
Cleveland |670 |61 |228 |289 |43 |49 |232 |281 |42 |246 |97 |39 |113 |46
Cumbria |300 |11 |97 |108 |36 |12 |102 |114 |38 |84 |42 |50 |31 |37
Derbyshire |434 |25 |127 |152 |35 |24 |146 |170 |39 |332 |115 |35 |141 |42
Devon and Cornwall |658 |20 |167 |187 |28 |35 |225 |260 |40 |195 |52 |27 |80 |41
Dorset |267 |19 |78 |97 |36 |19 |83 |102 |38 |96 |29 |30 |37 |39
Durham |400 |42 |85 |127 |32 |47 |133 |180 |45 |271 |82 |30 |121 |45
Essex |747 |99 |208 |307 |41 |77 |193 |270 |36 |398 |121 |30 |201 |51
Gloucestershire |208 |6 |67 |73 |35 |17 |72 |89 |43 |161 |50 |31 |70 |43
Greater Manchester |3,041 |133 |1,227 |1,360 |45 |87 |1,052 |1,139 |37 |904 |417 |46 |301 |33
Hampshire |987 |50 |330 |380 |39 |62 |324 |386 |39 |544 |186 |34 |205 |38
Hertfordshire |462 |52 |143 |195 |42 |28 |150 |178 |39 |259 |93 |36 |127 |49
Humberside |668 |96 |267 |363 |54 |43 |167 |210 |31 |371 |134 |36 |144 |39
Kent |717 |83 |143 |226 |32 |111 |187 |298 |42 |481 |99 |21 |248 |52
Lancashire |865 |34 |241 |275 |32 |57 |309 |366 |42 |263 |105 |40 |102 |39
Leicestershire |694 |29 |239 |268 |39 |46 |252 |298 |43 |304 |89 |29 |158 |52
Lincolnshire |316 |18 |107 |125 |40 |17 |102 |119 |38 |218 |59 |27 |102 |47
London, City of |21 |- |1 |1 |5 |2 |8 |10 |48 |9 |4 |44 |3 |33
|976 |9 |314 |323 |33 |20 |441 |461 |47 |261 |147 |56 |78 |30
Metropolitan Police
District |3,517 |81 |1,345 |1,426 |41 |91 |1,191 |1,282 |36 |1,733 |844 |49 |523 |30
Norfolk |336 |23 |106 |129 |38 |30 |89 |119 |35 |189 |62 |33 |91 |48
Northamptonshire |287 |8 |32 |40 |13 |17 |129 |146 |49 |103 |15 |15 |70 |68
Northumbria |1,242 |71 |443 |514 |41 |77 |432 |509 |41 |662 |244 |37 |273 |41
North Yorkshire |277 |19 |69 |88 |32 |22 |93 |115 |42 |225 |61 |27 |102 |45
Nottinghamshire |988 |57 |365 |422 |43 |55 |344 |399 |40 |474 |140 |30 |227 |48
South Yorkshire |968 |95 |243 |338 |35 |90 |351 |441 |46 |506 |137 |27 |240 |47
Staffordshire |621 |56 |167 |223 |36 |46 |231 |277 |45 |179 |121 |68 |43 |24
Suffolk |273 |14 |99 |113 |41 |25 |71 |96 |35 |142 |43 |30 |67 |47
Surrey |257 |17 |84 |101 |39 |16 |79 |95 |37 |82 |23 |28 |39 |48
Sussex |455 |50 |96 |146 |32 |14 |185 |199 |44 |318 |63 |20 |160 |50
Thames Valley |1,204 |91 |419 |510 |42 |79 |383 |462 |38 |375 |158 |42 |155 |41
Warwickshire |270 |36 |64 |100 |37 |33 |75 |108 |40 |143 |30 |21 |79 |55
West Mercia |539 |43 |161 |204 |38 |41 |175 |216 |40 |141 |58 |41 |57 |40
West Midlands |2,375 |182 |838 |1,020 |43 |89 |833 |922 |39 |864 |540 |63 |192 |22
West Yorkshire |1,886 |133 |629 |762 |40 |112 |635 |747 |40 |855 |404 |47 |299 |35
Wiltshire |292 |17 |88 |105 |36 |14 |117 |131 |45 |142 |30 |21 |69 |49
Dyfed-Powys |174 |4 |54 |58 |33 |14 |58 |72 |41 |52 |25 |48 |21 |40
Gwent |330 |12 |127 |139 |42 |25 |98 |123 |37 |98 |34 |35 |46 |47
North Wales |292 |13 |84 |97 |33 |8 |104 |112 |38 |156 |51 |33 |64 |41
South Wales |1,302 |38 |486 |524 |40 |55 |507 |562 |43 |349 |145 |42 |144 |41
England and Wales |32,592 |2,009 |10,747 |12,756 |39 |1,870 |11,127 |12,997 |40 |14,200 |5,452 |38 |5,723 |40
Table 5
Number and percentage of juveniles and young adults found guilty or cautioned for offences of theft of a motor vehicle,
unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle and theft from a vehicle 1990
Police force area Theft of and Theft from a
unauthorised taking vehicle
of a motor vehicle
Juveniles Young adults Juveniles Young adults
Total all Theft UnauthorisTheft and Theft UnauthorisTheft and Total all Theft Theft
(=100) unauthorised taking unauthorised taking (=100)
|Number |Per cent. |Number |Per cent. |Number |Per cent.|Number |Per cent.
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Avon and Somerset |755 |54 |174 |288 |30 |45 |288 |333 |44 |312 |82 |26 |168 |54
Bedfordshire |456 |50 |122 |172 |38 |31 |172 |203 |45 |180 |65 |36 |82 |46
Cambridgeshire |317 |42 |64 |106 |33 |35 |91 |126 |40 |211 |61 |29 |109 |52
Cheshire |738 |16 |319 |335 |45 |53 |218 |271 |37 |312 |95 |30 |141 |45
Cleveland |670 |61 |228 |289 |43 |49 |232 |281 |42 |246 |97 |39 |113 |46
Cumbria |300 |11 |97 |108 |36 |12 |102 |114 |38 |84 |42 |50 |31 |37
Derbyshire |434 |25 |127 |152 |35 |24 |146 |170 |39 |332 |115 |35 |141 |42
Devon and Cornwall |658 |20 |167 |187 |28 |35 |225 |260 |40 |195 |52 |27 |80 |41
Dorset |267 |19 |78 |97 |36 |19 |83 |102 |38 |96 |29 |30 |37 |39
Durham |400 |42 |85 |127 |32 |47 |133 |180 |45 |271 |82 |30 |121 |45
Essex |747 |99 |208 |307 |41 |77 |193 |270 |36 |398 |121 |30 |201 |51
Gloucestershire |208 |6 |67 |73 |35 |17 |72 |89 |43 |161 |50 |31 |70 |43
Greater Manchester |3,041 |133 |1,227 |1,360 |45 |87 |1,052 |1,139 |37 |904 |417 |46 |301 |33
Hampshire |987 |50 |330 |380 |39 |62 |324 |386 |39 |544 |186 |34 |205 |38
Hertfordshire |462 |52 |143 |195 |42 |28 |150 |178 |39 |259 |93 |36 |127 |49
Humberside |668 |96 |267 |363 |54 |43 |167 |210 |31 |371 |134 |36 |144 |39
Kent |717 |83 |143 |226 |32 |111 |187 |298 |42 |481 |99 |21 |248 |52
Lancashire |865 |34 |241 |275 |32 |57 |309 |366 |42 |263 |105 |40 |102 |39
Leicestershire |694 |29 |239 |268 |39 |46 |252 |298 |43 |304 |89 |29 |158 |52
Lincolnshire |316 |18 |107 |125 |40 |17 |102 |119 |38 |218 |59 |27 |102 |47
London, City of |21 |- |1 |1 |5 |2 |8 |10 |48 |9 |4 |44 |3 |33
|976 |9 |314 |323 |33 |20 |441 |461 |47 |261 |147 |56 |78 |30
Metropolitan Police
District |3,517 |81 |1,345 |1,426 |41 |91 |1,191 |1,282 |36 |1,733 |844 |49 |523 |30
Norfolk |336 |23 |106 |129 |38 |30 |89 |119 |35 |189 |62 |33 |91 |48
Northamptonshire |287 |8 |32 |40 |13 |17 |129 |146 |49 |103 |15 |15 |70 |68
Northumbria |1,242 |71 |443 |514 |41 |77 |432 |509 |41 |662 |244 |37 |273 |41
North Yorkshire |277 |19 |69 |88 |32 |22 |93 |115 |42 |225 |61 |27 |102 |45
Nottinghamshire |988 |57 |365 |422 |43 |55 |344 |399 |40 |474 |140 |30 |227 |48
South Yorkshire |968 |95 |243 |338 |35 |90 |351 |441 |46 |506 |137 |27 |240 |47
Staffordshire |621 |56 |167 |223 |36 |46 |231 |277 |45 |179 |121 |68 |43 |24
Suffolk |273 |14 |99 |113 |41 |25 |71 |96 |35 |142 |43 |30 |67 |47
Surrey |257 |17 |84 |101 |39 |16 |79 |95 |37 |82 |23 |28 |39 |48
Sussex |455 |50 |96 |146 |32 |14 |185 |199 |44 |318 |63 |20 |160 |50
Thames Valley |1,204 |91 |419 |510 |42 |79 |383 |462 |38 |375 |158 |42 |155 |41
Warwickshire |270 |36 |64 |100 |37 |33 |75 |108 |40 |143 |30 |21 |79 |55
West Mercia |539 |43 |161 |204 |38 |41 |175 |216 |40 |141 |58 |41 |57 |40
West Midlands |2,375 |182 |838 |1,020 |43 |89 |833 |922 |39 |864 |540 |63 |192 |22
West Yorkshire |1,886 |133 |629 |762 |40 |112 |635 |747 |40 |855 |404 |47 |299 |35
Wiltshire |292 |17 |88 |105 |36 |14 |117 |131 |45 |142 |30 |21 |69 |49
Dyfed-Powys |174 |4 |54 |58 |33 |14 |58 |72 |41 |52 |25 |48 |21 |40
Gwent |330 |12 |127 |139 |42 |25 |98 |123 |37 |98 |34 |35 |46 |47
North Wales |292 |13 |84 |97 |33 |8 |104 |112 |38 |156 |51 |33 |64 |41
South Wales |1,302 |38 |486 |524 |40 |55 |507 |562 |43 |349 |145 |42 |144 |41
England and Wales |32,592 |2,009 |10,747 |12,756 |39 |1,870 |11,127 |12,997 |40 |14,200 |5,452 |38 |5,723 |40
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Table 5
Number and percentage of juveniles and young adults found guilty or cautioned for offences of theft of a motor vehicle,
unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle and theft from a vehicle 1990
Police force area Theft of and Theft from a
unauthorised taking vehicle
of a motor vehicle
Juveniles Young adults Juveniles Young adults
Total all Theft UnauthorisTheft and Theft UnauthorisTheft and Total all Theft Theft
(=100) unauthorised taking unauthorised taking (=100)
|Number |Per cent. |Number |Per cent. |Number |Per cent.|Number |Per cent.
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Avon and Somerset |755 |54 |174 |288 |30 |45 |288 |333 |44 |312 |82 |26 |168 |54
Bedfordshire |456 |50 |122 |172 |38 |31 |172 |203 |45 |180 |65 |36 |82 |46
Cambridgeshire |317 |42 |64 |106 |33 |35 |91 |126 |40 |211 |61 |29 |109 |52
Cheshire |738 |16 |319 |335 |45 |53 |218 |271 |37 |312 |95 |30 |141 |45
Cleveland |670 |61 |228 |289 |43 |49 |232 |281 |42 |246 |97 |39 |113 |46
Cumbria |300 |11 |97 |108 |36 |12 |102 |114 |38 |84 |42 |50 |31 |37
Derbyshire |434 |25 |127 |152 |35 |24 |146 |170 |39 |332 |115 |35 |141 |42
Devon and Cornwall |658 |20 |167 |187 |28 |35 |225 |260 |40 |195 |52 |27 |80 |41
Dorset |267 |19 |78 |97 |36 |19 |83 |102 |38 |96 |29 |30 |37 |39
Durham |400 |42 |85 |127 |32 |47 |133 |180 |45 |271 |82 |30 |121 |45
Essex |747 |99 |208 |307 |41 |77 |193 |270 |36 |398 |121 |30 |201 |51
Gloucestershire |208 |6 |67 |73 |35 |17 |72 |89 |43 |161 |50 |31 |70 |43
Greater Manchester |3,041 |133 |1,227 |1,360 |45 |87 |1,052 |1,139 |37 |904 |417 |46 |301 |33
Hampshire |987 |50 |330 |380 |39 |62 |324 |386 |39 |544 |186 |34 |205 |38
Hertfordshire |462 |52 |143 |195 |42 |28 |150 |178 |39 |259 |93 |36 |127 |49
Humberside |668 |96 |267 |363 |54 |43 |167 |210 |31 |371 |134 |36 |144 |39
Kent |717 |83 |143 |226 |32 |111 |187 |298 |42 |481 |99 |21 |248 |52
Lancashire |865 |34 |241 |275 |32 |57 |309 |366 |42 |263 |105 |40 |102 |39
Leicestershire |694 |29 |239 |268 |39 |46 |252 |298 |43 |304 |89 |29 |158 |52
Lincolnshire |316 |18 |107 |125 |40 |17 |102 |119 |38 |218 |59 |27 |102 |47
London, City of |21 |- |1 |1 |5 |2 |8 |10 |48 |9 |4 |44 |3 |33
|976 |9 |314 |323 |33 |20 |441 |461 |47 |261 |147 |56 |78 |30
Metropolitan Police
District |3,517 |81 |1,345 |1,426 |41 |91 |1,191 |1,282 |36 |1,733 |844 |49 |523 |30
Norfolk |336 |23 |106 |129 |38 |30 |89 |119 |35 |189 |62 |33 |91 |48
Northamptonshire |287 |8 |32 |40 |13 |17 |129 |146 |49 |103 |15 |15 |70 |68
Northumbria |1,242 |71 |443 |514 |41 |77 |432 |509 |41 |662 |244 |37 |273 |41
North Yorkshire |277 |19 |69 |88 |32 |22 |93 |115 |42 |225 |61 |27 |102 |45
Nottinghamshire |988 |57 |365 |422 |43 |55 |344 |399 |40 |474 |140 |30 |227 |48
South Yorkshire |968 |95 |243 |338 |35 |90 |351 |441 |46 |506 |137 |27 |240 |47
Staffordshire |621 |56 |167 |223 |36 |46 |231 |277 |45 |179 |121 |68 |43 |24
Suffolk |273 |14 |99 |113 |41 |25 |71 |96 |35 |142 |43 |30 |67 |47
Surrey |257 |17 |84 |101 |39 |16 |79 |95 |37 |82 |23 |28 |39 |48
Sussex |455 |50 |96 |146 |32 |14 |185 |199 |44 |318 |63 |20 |160 |50
Thames Valley |1,204 |91 |419 |510 |42 |79 |383 |462 |38 |375 |158 |42 |155 |41
Warwickshire |270 |36 |64 |100 |37 |33 |75 |108 |40 |143 |30 |21 |79 |55
West Mercia |539 |43 |161 |204 |38 |41 |175 |216 |40 |141 |58 |41 |57 |40
West Midlands |2,375 |182 |838 |1,020 |43 |89 |833 |922 |39 |864 |540 |63 |192 |22
West Yorkshire |1,886 |133 |629 |762 |40 |112 |635 |747 |40 |855 |404 |47 |299 |35
Wiltshire |292 |17 |88 |105 |36 |14 |117 |131 |45 |142 |30 |21 |69 |49
Dyfed-Powys |174 |4 |54 |58 |33 |14 |58 |72 |41 |52 |25 |48 |21 |40
Gwent |330 |12 |127 |139 |42 |25 |98 |123 |37 |98 |34 |35 |46 |47
North Wales |292 |13 |84 |97 |33 |8 |104 |112 |38 |156 |51 |33 |64 |41
South Wales |1,302 |38 |486 |524 |40 |55 |507 |562 |43 |349 |145 |42 |144 |41
England and Wales |32,592 |2,009 |10,747 |12,756 |39 |1,870 |11,127 |12,997 |40 |14,200 |5,452 |38 |5,723 |40
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Table 5
Number and percentage of juveniles and young adults found guilty or cautioned for offences of theft of a motor vehicle,
unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle and theft from a vehicle 1990
Police force area Theft of and Theft from a
unauthorised taking vehicle
of a motor vehicle
Juveniles Young adults Juveniles Young adults
Total all Theft UnauthorisTheft and Theft UnauthorisTheft and Total all Theft Theft
(=100) unauthorised taking unauthorised taking (=100)
|Number |Per cent. |Number |Per cent. |Number |Per cent.|Number |Per cent.
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Avon and Somerset |755 |54 |174 |288 |30 |45 |288 |333 |44 |312 |82 |26 |168 |54
Bedfordshire |456 |50 |122 |172 |38 |31 |172 |203 |45 |180 |65 |36 |82 |46
Cambridgeshire |317 |42 |64 |106 |33 |35 |91 |126 |40 |211 |61 |29 |109 |52
Cheshire |738 |16 |319 |335 |45 |53 |218 |271 |37 |312 |95 |30 |141 |45
Cleveland |670 |61 |228 |289 |43 |49 |232 |281 |42 |246 |97 |39 |113 |46
Cumbria |300 |11 |97 |108 |36 |12 |102 |114 |38 |84 |42 |50 |31 |37
Derbyshire |434 |25 |127 |152 |35 |24 |146 |170 |39 |332 |115 |35 |141 |42
Devon and Cornwall |658 |20 |167 |187 |28 |35 |225 |260 |40 |195 |52 |27 |80 |41
Dorset |267 |19 |78 |97 |36 |19 |83 |102 |38 |96 |29 |30 |37 |39
Durham |400 |42 |85 |127 |32 |47 |133 |180 |45 |271 |82 |30 |121 |45
Essex |747 |99 |208 |307 |41 |77 |193 |270 |36 |398 |121 |30 |201 |51
Gloucestershire |208 |6 |67 |73 |35 |17 |72 |89 |43 |161 |50 |31 |70 |43
Greater Manchester |3,041 |133 |1,227 |1,360 |45 |87 |1,052 |1,139 |37 |904 |417 |46 |301 |33
Hampshire |987 |50 |330 |380 |39 |62 |324 |386 |39 |544 |186 |34 |205 |38
Hertfordshire |462 |52 |143 |195 |42 |28 |150 |178 |39 |259 |93 |36 |127 |49
Humberside |668 |96 |267 |363 |54 |43 |167 |210 |31 |371 |134 |36 |144 |39
Kent |717 |83 |143 |226 |32 |111 |187 |298 |42 |481 |99 |21 |248 |52
Lancashire |865 |34 |241 |275 |32 |57 |309 |366 |42 |263 |105 |40 |102 |39
Leicestershire |694 |29 |239 |268 |39 |46 |252 |298 |43 |304 |89 |29 |158 |52
Lincolnshire |316 |18 |107 |125 |40 |17 |102 |119 |38 |218 |59 |27 |102 |47
London, City of |21 |- |1 |1 |5 |2 |8 |10 |48 |9 |4 |44 |3 |33
|976 |9 |314 |323 |33 |20 |441 |461 |47 |261 |147 |56 |78 |30
Metropolitan Police
District |3,517 |81 |1,345 |1,426 |41 |91 |1,191 |1,282 |36 |1,733 |844 |49 |523 |30
Norfolk |336 |23 |106 |129 |38 |30 |89 |119 |35 |189 |62 |33 |91 |48
Northamptonshire |287 |8 |32 |40 |13 |17 |129 |146 |49 |103 |15 |15 |70 |68
Northumbria |1,242 |71 |443 |514 |41 |77 |432 |509 |41 |662 |244 |37 |273 |41
North Yorkshire |277 |19 |69 |88 |32 |22 |93 |115 |42 |225 |61 |27 |102 |45
Nottinghamshire |988 |57 |365 |422 |43 |55 |344 |399 |40 |474 |140 |30 |227 |48
South Yorkshire |968 |95 |243 |338 |35 |90 |351 |441 |46 |506 |137 |27 |240 |47
Staffordshire |621 |56 |167 |223 |36 |46 |231 |277 |45 |179 |121 |68 |43 |24
Suffolk |273 |14 |99 |113 |41 |25 |71 |96 |35 |142 |43 |30 |67 |47
Surrey |257 |17 |84 |101 |39 |16 |79 |95 |37 |82 |23 |28 |39 |48
Sussex |455 |50 |96 |146 |32 |14 |185 |199 |44 |318 |63 |20 |160 |50
Thames Valley |1,204 |91 |419 |510 |42 |79 |383 |462 |38 |375 |158 |42 |155 |41
Warwickshire |270 |36 |64 |100 |37 |33 |75 |108 |40 |143 |30 |21 |79 |55
West Mercia |539 |43 |161 |204 |38 |41 |175 |216 |40 |141 |58 |41 |57 |40
West Midlands |2,375 |182 |838 |1,020 |43 |89 |833 |922 |39 |864 |540 |63 |192 |22
West Yorkshire |1,886 |133 |629 |762 |40 |112 |635 |747 |40 |855 |404 |47 |299 |35
Wiltshire |292 |17 |88 |105 |36 |14 |117 |131 |45 |142 |30 |21 |69 |49
Dyfed-Powys |174 |4 |54 |58 |33 |14 |58 |72 |41 |52 |25 |48 |21 |40
Gwent |330 |12 |127 |139 |42 |25 |98 |123 |37 |98 |34 |35 |46 |47
North Wales |292 |13 |84 |97 |33 |8 |104 |112 |38 |156 |51 |33 |64 |41
South Wales |1,302 |38 |486 |524 |40 |55 |507 |562 |43 |349 |145 |42 |144 |41
England and Wales |32,592 |2,009 |10,747 |12,756 |39 |1,870 |11,127 |12,997 |40 |14,200 |5,452 |38 |5,723 |40
Ronnie Kray
Mr. Redmond : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what treatment Ronnie Kray received at Heatherwood hospital, Ascot on 15 October ; how many members of staff from Broadmoor hospital escorted him there on his visit ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Yeo : I have been asked to reply.
Information about the treatment of individual patients is confidential between the hospital and the patient concerned. The provision of escorts for special hospital patients is an operational matter about which the hon. Member may wish to contact the chairman of the Special Hospitals Service Authority, Dr. David Edmond.
LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT
Magistrates
Mr. Colvin : To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how much was spent on training and retraining magistrates in the financial years 1979-80, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92 and the planned expenditure for 1992-93.
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Mr. John M. Taylor : Statutory responsibility for providing training and retraining magistrates lies with the 105 magistrates courts committees in England and Wales. This is funded 80 per cent. from central Government grant and 20 per cent. from local funds. At this stage it is not possible to identify the amounts that have been spent by magistrates courts committees on training and retraining magistrates in the years in question, but measures are in hand to ensure that this information is recorded in future.
Mr. Spellar : To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list the names of those responsible for choosing magistrates for the borough of Sandwell and their length of service in each case.
Mr. John M. Taylor : The ultimate choice is that of the Lord Chancellor. He is advised by the Lord Chancellor's advisory committees, the members of which are as follows :
Name |Date of Appointment
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Warley Advisory Committee
Mrs. D. Cox, JP (Chairman) |1985
D. L. Crump, Esq. JP |1987
Mrs. W. V. Dyke, JP |1991
Miss B. Fletcher, JP |1991
Mrs. F. J. Groves, JP |1981
F. D. Head, Esq., JP |1987
Miss J. E. H. Marshall, JP |1987
H. E. Nottingham, Esq., JP |1991
C. G. Simmonds, Esq., JP |1991
J. Southall, Esq., JP |1981
R. G. Trigg, Esq. |1991
West Bromwich Advisory Committee
P. J. Elliott, Esq., JP (Chairman) |1977
Dr. A. R. M. Evans, JP |1991
D. A. Hamilton, Esq. JP |1991
A. Mandley, Esq., JP |1988
J. A. Neale, Esq., JP |1984
J. F. Nicklin, Esq., |1988
D. Parish, Esq, JP |1981
D. B. Peakman, Esq., |1991
A. Pitt, Esq., JP |1988
Mrs. S. M. Smith, JP |1991
Mrs. M. Wilkes, JP |1984
Mrs. D. M. Wills, JP |1991
Mr. Spellar : To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will give the political balance of magistrates for the borough of Sandwell.
Mr. John M. Taylor : The political allegiances of the magistrates, at the time of their appointment, were as follows :
|Number
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Warley
Conservative |70
Labour |54
Liberal Democrat |15
Independent and not known |16
West Bromwich
Conservative |79
Labour |43
Liberal Democrat |11
Independent and not known |13
The Lord Chancellor has asked the West Bromwich advisory committe to seek additional appointments to improve the political balance.
TRANSPORT
Channel Tunnel
Mr. Corbyn : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to undertake public consultations about substituting the channel tunnel high speed link running between Stratford and King's Cross for the North London line ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Freeman : The Government expects to receive the report of Union Railways on the channel tunnel rail link by the end of December. We shall consider carefully its proposals and options, and will then announce a route for public consultation. We shall aim to do this as soon as possible.
M20
Sir John Stanley : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport in connection with the widening of the M20 between junctions 3 and 5 (a) how many dwellings he has
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acquired under the discretionary power in section 62 of the Planning and Compensations Act 1991, (b) how many dwellings he has agreed to acquire under section 62 but where completion has not yet taken place, (c) how many applications to purchase under section 62 are still awaiting his decision and (d) what is the average acquisition cost to his Department per dwelling of the houses acquired under section 62.Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : (a) one dwelling has been acquired under the discretionary power contained in section 62 of the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 ; (b) further 17 are in the process of acquisition following acceptance of their application for discretionary purchase ; (c) there are 32 outstanding applications for discretionary purchase awaiting decision ; (d) the average cost per dwelling is expected to be in the region of £92,000.
Sir John Stanley : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport in connection with the widening of the M20 between junctions 3 and 5 (a) how many dwellings he has acquired under the blight notice procedures, (b) how many dwellings he has the acquisition still to complete under those procedures, (c) what is the average acquisition cost to his Department per dwelling and (d) how many of the dwellings already acquired, and to be acquired, are on land that is now actually required for this road widening scheme.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : (a) 264 dwellings have been acquired to date under the blight provisions ; (b) a further 28 are in the process of acquisition following acceptance of blight notices ; (c) the average cost per dwelling is in the region of £92,000 ; (d) 57 dwellings are on land that is expected to be physically affected by the widening scheme.
British Transport Police
Mr. Trotter : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will undertake that after the privatisation of British Rail the British Transport police will remain as a unified force, independent of the metropolitan and county forces.
Mr. Freeman : The Government have no plans to end the present arrangement under which the British Transport police, as a separate service independent of the county police forces, have responsibility for security and the enforcement of law and order on the railways.
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