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On-the-spot Fines
Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many on-the-spot fines have been issued in each local authority in the last five years, broken down by region and listed in descending order. [172922]
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Alun Michael: I have been asked to reply.
Within Defra's area of responsibility local authorities in England are able to issue fixed penalty notices for offences related to litter, dog fouling and, since 31 March, graffiti and fly-posting. They can also issue fixed penalty notices for night time noise offences but, until 31 March, only if they elected to do so. Only information for each is available in the form requested and the following information shows the litter fixed penalty notices issued in each local authority in the last five years. Local authorities that are not named did not issue any fixed penalty notices for litter during these periods.
| Local authority | Number of fines issued |
|---|---|
| East Midlands | 0 |
| East of England | |
| Colchester BC | 69 |
| Basildon DC | 13 |
| St. Albans CC | 2 |
| London | |
| Westminster CC | 3,486 |
| LB Hackney | 520 |
| LB Wandsworth | 242 |
| LB Greenwich | 120 |
| LB Ealing | 100 |
| RB of Kensington and Chelsea | 86 |
| LB Tower Hamlets | 43 |
| LB Richmond upon Thames | 1 |
| North East | |
| Darlington BC | 1 |
| North West | |
| Wycombe DC | 11 |
| Restormel BC | 9 |
| Warrington BC | 1 |
| South East | |
| Swale BC | 4 |
| Brighton and Hove BC | 1 |
| Canterbury CC | 1 |
| Portsmouth CC | 1 |
| South West | |
| S Somerset DC | 9 |
| Mid Devon DC | 2 |
| West Midlands | 0 |
| Yorkshire and Humber | |
| Bradford CC | 54 |
| Ribble Valley BC | 1 |
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| Local authority | Number of fines issued |
|---|---|
| East Midlands | |
| Gedling DC | 13 |
| East of England | |
| Colchester BC | 54 |
| Broxbourne BC | 30 |
| Braintree DC | 11 |
| Tendring DC | 3 |
| Basildon DC | 2 |
| Milton Keynes BC | 2 |
| St. Albans CC | 2 |
| London | |
| Westminster CC | (33)7.862 |
| RB of Kensington and Chelsea | 643 |
| LB Lewisham | 513 |
| LB Ealing | 504 |
| LB Lambeth | 309 |
| LB Wandsworth | 197 |
| LB Hammersmith and Fulham | 195 |
| LB Greenwich | 159 |
| LB Barking and Dagenham | 84 |
| LB Redbridge | 14 |
| LB Enfield | 8 |
| North East | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne CC | 117 |
| Middlesbrough CC | 99 |
| Stockton-on-Tees DC | 46 |
| Sedgefield DC | 26 |
| Darlington BC | 14 |
| N Tyneside BC | 1 |
| North West | |
| Oldham BC | 23 |
| Hyndburn BC | 11 |
| Burnley BC | 1 |
| South East | |
| Southampton CC | 68 |
| Brighton and Hove BC | 52 |
| Wycombe DC | 17 |
| Thanet DC | 8 |
| Maidstone BC | 6 |
| Portsmouth CC | 1 |
| South West | |
| E Devon DC | 1 |
| Exeter CC | 1 |
| West Midlands | |
| Birmingham CC | 339 |
| Dudley DC | 29 |
| Sandwell BC | 24 |
| Rugby BC | 5 |
| Wolverhampton CC | 1 |
| Yorkshire and Humber | |
| Bradford MDC | 60 |
| Rotherham DC | 60 |
(33) Westminster figures for 2001–02 includes figures for 2000–01, which were not returned separately.
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Parole
Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many life sentence prisoners were recalled to custody during each of the last 48 months; and what the reasons for recall were. [168022]
Paul Goggins: The numbers of life sentence prisoners recalled to custody from 1 April 2000 onwards are shown in the table. However, the reasons for these licence revocations are only recorded from October 2002.
Life licences can be revoked for a specific reason or a combination of reasons. In broad terms, a licensee's recall to custody is likely to occur in two main areas. Firstly, where specific behaviour, criminal or otherwise, is giving rise to concerns over the potential risk of harm to the public. Secondly, where probation staff are unable safely to manage the level of risk as a result of the licensee's non-compliance with licence conditions. Other issues will frequently combine with these main factors, most notably concerns relating to alcohol and drug misuse.
Of the 70 lifers recalled from 1 October 2002 to 31 March 2004, the reasons for recall were listed as:
actual or potential risk of harm to others (17 cases);
breach of licence conditions (20 cases);
either or both of the above factors, linked to other concerns over behaviour (33 cases).
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