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Chris Huhne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many (a) men and (b) women aged (i) under 31, (ii) 31 to 40, (iii) 41 to 50, (iv) 51 to 60, (v) 61 to 70 and (vi) over 70 years have been issued with penalty notices for disorder for being drunk and disorderly in each of the last five years; [285783]
(2) how many (a) men and (b) women aged (i) 10 to 12, (ii) 13 to 16, (iii) 17 to 18 and (iv) 19 to 30 years old have been issued with penalty notices for disorder for being drunk and disorderly in each of the last five years. [285784]
Alan Johnson: Information showing the number of males and females issued with a penalty notice for disorder for being drunk and disorderly in England and Wales, broken down by sex and age group from 2004 to 2007 can be viewed in the following table.
2008 data will be available in the autumn of 2009.
| Number of penalty notices for disorder issued for being drunk and disorderly( 1) , by sex and age group, 2004 to 2007( 2,3) | ||||
| Sex and age group | 2004( 4) | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| (1) Data includes the following offence descriptions and corresponding statutes: Being found drunk in a highway or other public place, whether a building or not, or on licensed premises-Licensing Act 1872, section 12; Being guilty while drunk of disorderly behaviour-Criminal Justice Act 1967, section 91. (2) The penalty notice for disorder (PND) scheme was implemented in all 43 police forces in England and Wales in 2004 under the provisions of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001. Under the scheme, the police are able to issue penalty notices (£50 or £80) to those aged 18 and over for a range of minor alcohol-related offences including being drunk in a highway which attracts the lower tariff. The scheme was extended to 16 and 17-year-olds under the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003; the tariffs for young people are £40 and £30. (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 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) Figures for 2004 exclude 16 PNDs issued where the gender of the offender was not recorded. Source: Office for Criminal Justice Reform-Evidence and Analysis Unit | ||||
Chris Huhne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) males and (b) females aged (i) 10 to 12, (ii) 12 to 16, (iii) 16 to 18, (iv) 18 to 24 and (v) over 24 years have been issued with (A) a penalty notice for disorder and (B) a caution for alcohol-related offences in each police force area in each year since 1997. [286042]
Alan Johnson: Information showing the number of males and females issued with a caution from 1998 to 2007, and the number of males and females issued with a penalty notice for disorder 2004 to 2007 for alcohol related offences can be viewed in the tables placed in the House Library.
2008 data will be available in the autumn of 2009.
Alcoholic Drinks: Young People
Andrew Stunell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many successful prosecutions there were for selling alcohol to people under the age of 18 years from (a) on-licence and (b) off-licence premises in each police force in the North West in each of the last five years. [285374]
Mr. Alan Campbell: Data showing the number of defendants found guilty at all courts for selling alcohol to persons aged under 18, in each police force area in the north-west region from 2003-07 (latest available) are shown in the following table.
It is not possible to differentiate between sales on premises and off premises in the court proceedings database.
Data for 2008 will be available in autumn 2009.
| Number of defendants found guilty at all courts for selling alcohol to persons aged under 18( 1) , by police force area in the North West region, 2003-07( 2, 3) | |||||
| Force | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| (1) Includes the following offences: (a) Holder of occasional permission or his agent knowingly selling to, knowingly allow consumption by or allowing any person to sell, intoxicating liquor to a person under 18. Selling etc. intoxicating liquor to person under 18 for consumption on the premises. (b) Wholesaler selling intoxicating liquor to a person under 18. (c ) Sale of alcohol to person under 18. (d) Allowing sale of alcohol to person under 18. (e) Persistently selling alcohol to children. (2) The statistics relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences, the principal offence is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. (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 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. Source: Evidence and Analysis Unit: Office for Criminal Justice Reform. | |||||
Animal Experiments
Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he last reviewed his Department's performance in applying its policy of refinement, replacement and reductions in respect of animal experimentation. [287982]
Mr. Alan Campbell:
The Government strongly support and continue to promote the development of refinement, replacement and reduction methods, commonly known as the 3Rs, wherever possible. Indeed the use of animals in scientific procedures will not be licensed if alternative non-animal techniques are available. Application of the 3Rs is kept under continuous review, and progress is
reported in a variety of ways, including the Animals Scientific Procedures Inspectorate and Division Annual Report for 2008, published on 21 July 2009, other departmental publications, and presentations to scientific and other meetings.
Antisocial Behaviour: Alcoholic Drinks
James Brokenshire:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) males and (b) females aged (i) under 16, (ii) between 16 and 19, (iii) between 20 and 25, (iv) between 26 and 30, (v) between 31 and 40, (vii) between 51 and 60 and (viii) 61 and
over have been cautioned, proceeded against or received a penalty notice for disorder for being drunk and disorderly in each police force area in the last 12 months. [284833]
Mr. Alan Campbell: Information showing the number of males and females cautioned, proceeded against and issued with a penalty notice for disorder for being drunk and disorderly in England and Wales 2007, broken down by age group and police force area, can be viewed in tables l, 2 and 3.
2008 data will be available in the autumn of 2009.
| Table 1: Number of offenders cautioned( 1) for drunk and disorderly offences, broken down by sex, age and police force area, England and Wales, 2007( 2, 3) | |||||||||
| Male | |||||||||
| 140/01, 141/01 | age groups | ||||||||
| Police force area | 10-15 | 16-19 | 20-25 | 26-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 | 51-60 | 61+ | Total |
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