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Dangerous Dogs Act 1991: Convictions
Andrew Stunell: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) prosecutions were brought and (b) convictions were secured for offences under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 in each local authority area in the North West in each of the last five years. [291311]
Claire Ward: Information showing the number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts for offences under the 1991 Dangerous Dogs Act in the north-west region by police force area from 2003 to 2007 (latest available) is shown in the following table. The Ministry of Justice do not centrally collect data by local authority area.
Data for 2008 will be available towards the end of 2009.
| Number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts for offences under the 1991 Dangerous Dogs Act in the north-west region, by force, 2003 to 2007( 1,2) | ||||||||||
| Proceeded against | Found guilty | |||||||||
| Force | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| (1) 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. (2) 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, Ministry of Justice | ||||||||||
Departmental Information and Communications Technology
Mr. Gerrard: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much the Probation Service has spent on information technology since May 1997. [290977]
Maria Eagle: It is not possible to answer the question without incurring disproportionate cost as it would be necessary to request information from each of the 34 local area probation boards and eight probation trusts that make up the current National Probation Service (NPS). Furthermore, the NPS was established on 1 April 2001 as a central government service and prior to this it was a local authority service that was organised on a different basis.
Elections: Costs
Mr. Maude: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what guidance has been produced on whether the office and staffing costs of hon. Members, as Members of Parliament are included in the new pre-candidacy election spending limit. [291211]
Mr. Wills: Section 21 of the Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 introduces pre-candidacy limits on individuals' election expenses where a general election is held after 55 months of a Parliament have elapsed. The pre-candidacy spending limit will operate in the same way as the limit on post-dissolution candidate expenses. In order to be regulated by either limit, spending must be: (i) used during the relevant regulated period; (ii) on one of the matters listed in part 1 of Schedule 4A of the Representation of the People Act 1983; and (iii) used for the purposes of the individual's election.
The Electoral Commission has produced initial guidance on candidate expenses should the next UK parliamentary election be held in 2010, when the pre-candidacy spending limit would operate. The Commission is seeking
feedback on that initial guidance and intends to publish final guidance in December 2009.
Staff and office costs incurred by hon. Members' in respect of their parliamentary duties are not for the purposes of election and therefore would not be counted against the spending limit.
Electronic Communications
Jenny Willott:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people were (a) prosecuted for and
(b) convicted of each offence relating to the illegal use of electronic communications media in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [288180]
Claire Ward: Information showing the number of persons proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts for offences under the 1990 Computer Misuse Act in England and Wales from 2003 to 2007 (latest available) is shown in the following table. Data for 2008 will be available towards the end of 2009.
Fines: Surcharges
Mr. Djanogly: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which organisations in each county have received grants made from the Victims Fund containing the surcharge on fines pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Surcharge) (No. 2) Order 2007. [291428]
Claire Ward: The following organisations have received funding from the Victims Fund for third sector organisations supporting victims of sexual violence and childhood sexual abuse; homicide and hate crime.
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