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Public Order Offences
James Brokenshire:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many penalty notices for disorder were issued in 2006, broken down by (a) police force and (b) offence committed; [132406]
(2) how many penalty notices for disorder issued in 2006 were paid within 21 days of issue. [132407]
Mr. McNulty [ h olding answer 19 April 2007] : Provisional data from the Penalty Notices for Disorder (PNDs) Database showing the number of PNDs issued, broken down by offence and police force area, are provided in the tables.
The figures show that the PND has been an increasingly useful disposal option for the police in tackling low-level antisocial behaviour, providing them with a simple, non-bureaucratic financial punishment. The figures also show a wide variation in the numbers of PNDs issued for the same offence from force to force. This reflects the fact that the extent to which PNDs are used is a matter for individual forces according to their local operational factors and requirements.
Of the 192,583 PNDs issued in 2006, 74,182 penalties were paid within the 21-day suspended enforcement period (SEP) with a further 26,068 being outside the SEP. 21 days is the minimum period before forces can register a fine against the recipient for not responding to a notice, so forces can accept payments after the SEP for administrative purposes.
Finalised data for 2006 will be available this summer.
| Number of penalty notices for disorder issued to offenders aged 16 and over by offence and police force area, England and Wales 2006 provisional data( 1) |
| Police force area | Total all offences | Total higher tier offences | DA01 Wasting police time | DA02 Misuse of public telecoms system | DA03 Giving false alarm to fire and rescue authority | DA04 Causing harassment, alarm or distress |
|
Avon and Somerset
|
3,876
|
3,768
|
76
|
27
|
2
|
1,648
|
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|
Bedfordshire
|
1,602
|
1,571
|
8
|
3
|
0
|
618
|
|
Cambridgeshire
|
1,346
|
1,260
|
21
|
1
|
0
|
429
|
|
Cheshire
|
2,265
|
2,256
|
16
|
4
|
1
|
1,225
|
|
Cleveland
|
3,552
|
3,538
|
40
|
9
|
0
|
2,015
|
|
Cumbria
|
1,677
|
1,625
|
15
|
5
|
2
|
410
|
|
Derbyshire
|
2,537
|
2,461
|
66
|
28
|
4
|
616
|
|
Devon and Cornwall
|
6,976
|
6,685
|
92
|
78
|
8
|
1,756
|
|
Dorset
|
2,262
|
2,171
|
40
|
3
|
2
|
1,241
|
|
Durham
|
1,583
|
1,559
|
24
|
3
|
2
|
832
|
|
Essex
|
4,357
|
4,273
|
63
|
22
|
0
|
1,998
|
|
Gloucestershire
|
2,654
|
2,608
|
78
|
23
|
1
|
1,215
|
|
Greater Manchester
|
10,532
|
10,437
|
334
|
24
|
15
|
6,804
|
|
Hampshire
|
4,365
|
4,258
|
82
|
71
|
2
|
2,582
|
|
Hertfordshire
|
5,312
|
5,191
|
82
|
86
|
2
|
2,628
|
|
Humberside
|
5,385
|
5,321
|
75
|
22
|
2
|
2,256
|
|
Kent
|
6,889
|
6,708
|
64
|
34
|
4
|
1,204
|
|
Lancashire
|
12,401
|
12,097
|
251
|
53
|
12
|
3,004
|
|
Leicestershire
|
2,376
|
2,337
|
80
|
3
|
2
|
1,398
|
|
Lincolnshire
|
1,930
|
1,917
|
25
|
16
|
0
|
1,213
|
|
London, City of
|
305
|
301
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
84
|
|
Merseyside
|
11,269
|
11,022
|
183
|
29
|
4
|
3,481
|
|
Metropolitan
|
20,171
|
18,914
|
467
|
31
|
0
|
9,652
|
|
Norfolk
|
1,323
|
1,294
|
9
|
0
|
1
|
806
|
|
North Yorkshire
|
2,367
|
2,214
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
631
|
|
Northamptonshire
|
2,498
|
2,459
|
48
|
8
|
0
|
829
|
|
Northumbria
|
6,307
|
6,232
|
52
|
16
|
3
|
1,145
|
|
Nottinghamshire
|
2,205
|
2,164
|
45
|
5
|
2
|
1,060
|
|
South Yorkshire
|
5,989
|
5,824
|
111
|
19
|
8
|
2,263
|
|
Staffordshire
|
3,209
|
3,056
|
54
|
6
|
3
|
1,851
|
|
Suffolk
|
1,460
|
1,427
|
22
|
11
|
0
|
648
|
|
Surrey
|
2,819
|
2,634
|
30
|
14
|
0
|
1,441
|
|
Sussex
|
5,023
|
4,846
|
45
|
25
|
1
|
1,577
|
|
Thames Valley
|
6,676
|
6,598
|
86
|
10
|
3
|
4,792
|
|
Warwickshire
|
1,016
|
997
|
24
|
4
|
2
|
511
|
|
West Mercia
|
3,433
|
3,359
|
82
|
29
|
2
|
1,109
|
|
West Midlands
|
7,925
|
7,714
|
367
|
13
|
9
|
2,731
|
|
West Yorkshire
|
8,866
|
8,735
|
312
|
52
|
2
|
2,466
|
|
Wiltshire
|
1,224
|
1,138
|
11
|
2
|
0
|
714
|
|
Dyfed Powys
|
1,353
|
1,252
|
28
|
4
|
0
|
571
|
|
Gwent
|
1,908
|
1,862
|
49
|
9
|
0
|
610
|
|
North Wales
|
6,049
|
5,851
|
139
|
29
|
0
|
2,625
|
|
South Wales
|
5,311
|
5,188
|
47
|
7
|
0
|
1,913
|
|
England and Wales
|
192,583
|
187,122
|
3,752
|
839
|
101
|
78,602
|
