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Police: Firearms
John Battle:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 11 October 2007, Official Report, column 718W, on police: firearms, how many operations there were in which firearms were authorised in (a) the City of Leeds and (b) Leeds West constituency in each of the last 10 years. [159841]
Mr. McNulty:
This information is not available centrally. Information on the number of police operations in which firearms were authorised is only available by force area.
Proceeds of Crime: East of England
Mr. Ruffley:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the value was of assets (a) seized and (b) frozen under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in each police force area in the East of England in each year since 2002. [159231]
Mr. Coaker:
The information requested is not available. Information is available from 2003-04 on the value of cash forfeiture orders and confiscation orders obtained by police forces. This information is set out in the table.
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Value of Cash Forfeiture Orders and Confiscation Orders obtained by Police Force Area, 2003-04 to 2006-07 |
£ |
| 2006-07 | 2005-06 | 2004-05 | 2003-04 |
Bedfordshire Police
|
401,264
|
272,110
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154,828
|
3,392,094
|
Cambridgeshire Constabulary
|
974,930
|
211,225
|
2,695,434
|
278,679
|
Essex Police
|
1,069,979
|
652,297
|
192,804
|
0.00
|
Hertfordshire Constabulary
|
1,209,485
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568,276
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440,353
|
929,368
|
Norfolk Constabulary
|
269,184
|
3,574,093
|
911,868
|
89,325
|
Suffolk Constabulary
|
468,491
|
666,872
|
430,715
|
137,649
|
Prostitution
Lynne Jones:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department by what means the Government plans to implement its commitment in Section 5.6 of the 2006 document A Coordinated Prostitution Strategy, January 2006, to amend the definition of a brothel so that two (or three) individuals may work together. [159178]
Mr. Coaker:
This proposal remains a part of the prostitution strategy, although we are committed to further consultation before any legislative changes are made.
As part of the strategy, we are currently looking at how we can make further progress in terms of tackling demand for prostitution and trafficking. It would be wrong to pre-empt this work by consulting on the change to the definition of a brothel. We will return to this commitment once we have considered our options to tackle demand.
Runaway Children: Lancashire
Mr. Evans:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many children under the age of 18 years ran away from their homes in Lancashire in each of the last 10 years; and how many of these subsequently returned home; [159254]
(2) how many children under the age of 18 years were reported missing in Lancashire in each of the last 10 years; and how many of these cases were subsequently resolved. [159255]
Mr. McNulty:
This is a matter for the force concerned.
Sexual Offences: Victim Support Schemes
Jo Swinson:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many sexual assault referral centres there are in each police force area in England and Wales (a) in absolute terms and (b) per thousand population. [157753]
Mr. Coaker:
There are currently 18 Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs) in operation across England and Wales. A further 18 Centres are currently in development and will bring the total to 36 by the end of 2008-09.
The following table shows the location of each SARC in relation to each
police force area. We do not routinely collect information on SARCs per thousand population.
Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs) by police force areas in England and Wales |
Police force area | SARC location |
Avon and Somerset
|
Bristol (under development)
|
Bedfordshire
|
|
Cambridgeshire
|
|
Cheshire
|
Crewe or Warrington (under development)
|
Cleveland
|
Middlesbrough (under development)
|
Cumbria
|
|
Devon and Cornwall
|
Plymouth (under development) Exeter (under development)
|
Derbyshire
|
Codner
|
Dorset
|
Bournemouth (under development)
|
Durham
|
Durham
|
Dyfed-Powys
|
Carmarthen
|
Essex
|
|
Gloucestershire
|
Gloucester (under development)
|
Greater Manchester
|
Manchester
|
Gwent
|
Risca (near Newport)
|
Hampshire
|
Portsmouth
|
Hertfordshire
|
|
Humberside
|
Hull (under development)
|
Kent
|
Dartford
|
Lancashire
|
Preston
|
Leicestershire
|
Leicester
|
Lincolnshire
|
|
London Metropolitan
|
Camberwell
|
|
Paddington
|
|
Whitechapel
|
London City
|
|
Merseyside
|
Liverpool (under development)
|
Norfolk
|
Norwich (under development)
|
Northamptonshire
|
|
North Wales
|
Colwyn Bay (under development)
|
North Yorkshire
|
|
Northumbria
|
Newcastle Sunderland
|
Nottinghamshire
|
Nottingham
|
South Wales
|
Merthyr Tydfil Cardiff (under development)
|
South Yorkshire
|
Rotherham (under development)
|
Staffordshire
|
Stafford (under development)
|
Suffolk
|
|
Surrey
|
|
Sussex
|
Crawley (under development)
|
Thames Valley
|
Aylesbury (under development)
|
Warwickshire
|
|
West Mercia
|
|
West Midlands
|
Walsall
|
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West Yorkshire
|
Kirklees (under development)
|
|
Calderdale (under development)
|
Wiltshire
|
Swindon
|
Shoplifting: East of England
Mr. Ruffley:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were convicted of shoplifting in the East of England in each year since 1997, broken down by parliamentary constituency; and how many of these convictions led to (a) a caution, (b) probation and (c) a custodial sentence. [159230]
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Mr. Coaker:
The number of people cautioned, convicted and sentenced to community and custodial disposals for theft from shops in the East of England Region, broken down by police force area, in each year from1997 to 2005 is shown in the Table. Data for 2006 will be available in November 2007. The Ministry of Justice is unable to provide a breakdown by parliamentary constituency as the data is not held to that level of detail.
A caution can be given when there is sufficient evidence for a conviction and it is not considered to be in the public interest to institute criminal proceedings.
Probation Orders were renamed Community Rehabilitation Orders in April 2001 and replaced by the Community Order (for adults) in April 2005. For this reason, persons sentenced to all Community Orders have also been shown in the table.
Persons( 1) cautioned, found guilty and sentenced to community and custodial sentences for theft from shops in the East of England Region, 1997-2005 |
Year and police force area | Persons cautioned | Persons found guilty | ( 2) Persons sentenced to community rehabilitation order | Persons sentenced to all community sentences | Persons sentenced to immediate custody |
1997
| | | | | |
Bedfordshire
|
689
|
610
|
78
|
145
|
126
|
Cambridgeshire
|
450
|
502
|
47
|
96
|
35
|
Essex
|
1,295
|
1,637
|
302
|
458
|
316
|
Hertfordshire
|
638
|
576
|
89
|
130
|
44
|
Norfolk
|
1,187
|
713
|
71
|
178
|
65
|
Suffolk
|
460
|
586
|
45
|
109
|
54
|
Total
|
4,719
|
4,624
|
632
|
1,116
|
640
|
1998
| | | | | |
Bedfordshire
|
564
|
717
|
98
|
181
|
165
|
Cambridgeshire
|
411
|
594
|
61
|
118
|
56
|
Essex
|
1,350
|
1,714
|
276
|
519
|
360
|
Hertfordshire
|
586
|
611
|
103
|
162
|
73
|
Norfolk
|
874
|
928
|
85
|
250
|
80
|
Suffolk
|
442
|
681
|
79
|
162
|
98
|
Total
|
4,227
|
5,245
|
702
|
1,392
|
832
|
1999
| | | | | |
Bedfordshire
|
681
|
798
|
125
|
219
|
176
|
Cambridgeshire
|
433
|
704
|
68
|
120
|
82
|
Essex
|
1,016
|
1,622
|
214
|
395
|
360
|
Hertfordshire
|
568
|
779
|
121
|
201
|
86
|
Norfolk
|
573
|
1,027
|
92
|
265
|
122
|
Suffolk
|
379
|
666
|
59
|
136
|
101
|
Total
|
3,650
|
5,596
|
679
|
1,336
|
927
|
2000
| | | | | |
Bedfordshire
|
492
|
805
|
154
|
215
|
213
|
Cambridgeshire
|
532
|
872
|
116
|
238
|
101
|
Essex
|
946
|
1,578
|
229
|
449
|
372
|
Hertfordshire
|
704
|
889
|
129
|
221
|
134
|
Norfolk
|
638
|
991
|
107
|
302
|
133
|
Suffolk
|
572
|
749
|
92
|
208
|
106
|
Total
|
3,884
|
5,884
|
827
|
1,633
|
1,059
|
2001
| | | | | |
Bedfordshire
|
647
|
867
|
146
|
273
|
236
|
Cambridgeshire
|
430
|
895
|
121
|
264
|
122
|
Essex
|
1,014
|
1,744
|
230
|
565
|
466
|
Hertfordshire
|
777
|
917
|
154
|
308
|
176
|
Norfolk
|
495
|
1,088
|
146
|
392
|
152
|
Suffolk
|
599
|
771
|
94
|
180
|
102
|
Total
|
3,962
|
6,282
|
891
|
1,982
|
1,254
|
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2002
| | | | | |
Bedfordshire
|
513
|
916
|
152
|
287
|
268
|
Cambridgeshire
|
428
|
857
|
171
|
330
|
97
|
Essex
|
810
|
1,623
|
236
|
531
|
486
|
Hertfordshire
|
604
|
964
|
160
|
311
|
199
|
Norfolk
|
382
|
1,045
|
151
|
418
|
147
|
Suffolk
|
396
|
743
|
88
|
203
|
112
|
Total
|
3,133
|
6,148
|
958
|
2,080
|
1,309
|
2003
| | | | | |
Bedfordshire
|
641
|
1,098
|
155
|
331
|
312
|
Cambridgeshire
|
420
|
791
|
124
|
281
|
113
|
Essex
|
767
|
1,686
|
229
|
530
|
542
|
Hertfordshire
|
662
|
1,051
|
165
|
364
|
191
|
Norfolk
|
400
|
944
|
90
|
338
|
152
|
Suffolk
|
428
|
839
|
98
|
245
|
132
|
Total
|
3,318
|
6,409
|
861
|
2,089
|
1,442
|
2004
| | | | | |
Bedfordshire
|
753
|
1,073
|
129
|
375
|
285
|
Cambridgeshire
|
550
|
717
|
124
|
273
|
86
|
Essex
|
805
|
1,646
|
151
|
526
|
518
|
Hertfordshire
|
760
|
1,130
|
134
|
357
|
237
|
Norfolk
|
580
|
925
|
60
|
297
|
157
|
Suffolk
|
466
|
726
|
52
|
241
|
104
|
Total
|
3,914
|
6,217
|
650
|
2,069
|
1,387
|
2005
| | | | | |
Bedfordshire
|
855
|
879
|
91
|
231
|
229
|
Cambridgeshire
|
843
|
802
|
39
|
236
|
99
|
Essex
|
1,277
|
1,841
|
68
|
541
|
535
|
Hertfordshire
|
749
|
1,126
|
71
|
370
|
239
|
Norfolk
|
648
|
923
|
35
|
308
|
106
|
Suffolk
|
487
|
745
|
55
|
238
|
110
|
Total
|
4,859
|
6,316
|
359
|
1,924
|
1,318
|
(1) These data are on the principal offence basis.
(2) Probation orders prior to April 2001.
Note:
Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.
Sources:
RDS-OCJR (cautions and convictions) and RDS-NOMS (sentencing), Ministry of Justice. Refs: 361-07 and Sent 202-07
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