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Table 1: N umber of young persons under the age of 18 years, proceeded against at magistrates courts by certain age groups, for the offence of purchase of alcohol by an individual under 18( 1) , by police force areas in England and Wales, for the years 2002 to 2006( 1, 2, 3, 4)
	Proceeded against
Force and age group	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Avon and Somerset
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	—	—	—	—	—
Bedfordshire
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	—	—	—	—	—
Cambridgeshire
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	—	—	—	—	—
Cheshire
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	—	1	—	—	—
City of London
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	—	—	—	—	—
Cleveland
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	—	—	1	—	—
Cumbria
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	1	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	—	1	1	—	2
Derbyshire
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	1	—	—	—	—
Devon and Cornwall
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	1	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	—	—	—	—	1
Dorset
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	—	—	—	—	—
Durham
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	1
16 to 17	1	—	—	—	—
Essex
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	—	—	1	—	—
Gloucestershire
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	—	—	—	—	—
Greater Manchester
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	1	—	—	—
16 to 17	1	2	—	1	—
Hampshire
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	1	—	—	1
16 to 17	—	—	2	3	—
Hertfordshire
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	—	—	—	—	—
Humberside
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	—	—	1	—	—
Kent
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 5	—	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	—	—	—	1	—
Lancashire
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	1	—	1	—	—
Leicestershire
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	—	—	—	—	—
Lincolnshire
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	—	—	—	—	—
Merseyside
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	1	1	1	—	—
16 to 17	1	—	1	1	—
Metropolitan Police
10 to 12	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	1	—	—	—
16 to 17	—	—	—	—	—
Norfolk
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	—	—	—	—	—
North Yorkshire
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	—	2	—	2	—
Northamptonshire
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	—	—	—	—	—
Northumbria
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	1	1	—	3	2
Nottinghamshire
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	1	—	—	—	—
South Yorkshire
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	—	—	—	—	—
Staffordshire
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	2	2	1	—	—
Suffolk
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	—	—	—	—	—
Surrey
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	—	—	—	—	—
Sussex
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	1	—	—	—	—
Thames Valley
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	—	—	—	1	—
Warwickshire
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	—	—	—	—	—
West Mercia
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	—	—	—	—	—
West Midlands
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	—
16 to17	—	—	—	—	—
West Yorkshire
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	—	—	—	—	—
Wiltshire
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	—	—	—	—	—
Dyfed-Powys
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	—	—	—	—	—
Gwent
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	—	—	—	1	—
North Wales	—	—	—	—	—
10-13	—	—	—	—
14-15	—	—	—	—	—
16-17	—	—	—	—	1
South Wales
10 to 13	—	—	—	—	—
14 to 15	—	—	—	—	—
16 to 17	—	—	—	1	—
England and Wales
10 to 13	0	0	0	0	0
14 to 15	3	4	1	0	2
16 to 17	10	9	9	14	6
— = Nil. (1) Data include the following offence descriptions and corresponding statutes: Person under 18 buying or attempting to buy or consuming intoxicating liquor. Person under 18 buying or consuming intoxicating liquor in licensed premises. Licensing (Occasional Permissions) Act 1983 Schedule (section 3) para 4(2). Licensing Act 1964 section 169(2). Purchase of alcohol by an individual under 18. Licensing Act 2003 section 149(1)(7a). (2) These data are on the principal offence basis. (3) 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 courts, other agencies, and 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. (4) The Licensing Act 2003 came into force on 24 November 2005. Source: Court proceedings data held by CJEAU—Office for Criminal Justice Reform—Ministry of Justice.

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