Jim Cousins:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) nuclear, (b) biological and (c) chemical agent contamination protective clothing kits were available to civil authorities at the latest date for which figures are available. [313897]
Mr. Hanson:
The Home Office has provided over 28,000 protective suits to the police services. Fire and ambulance services currently have over 17,000 and 12,000 suits respectively. Each of the emergency responders has different personal protective equipment suits, designed to meet their specific and differing needs.
Racial Harassment: Preston
Mr. Hendrick:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what measures for the prevention of racial harassment his Department has introduced since 1997; and how many times these powers have been used in Preston. [310998]
Mr. Alan Campbell:
Since 1997, the Government have introduced the following pieces of legislation to tackle racial harassment: the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (as amended by the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001); the Race Relations Act 2000, and the Criminal Justice Act 2003. The figures on the use of the powers relevant to this group of legislation are available at police force area level only. Therefore, the data in the following table provide information on Lancashire police force area and are reflective of the steps that both central and local government are taking to address significant underreporting of hate crime, including racist hate crime.
Number of defendants proceeded against at the magistrates courts for selected offences in the Lancashire police force area, 1998 to 2007( 1, 2)
Description
Statute
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Racially aggravated wounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm (inflicting bodily injury with or without weapon)
Offences against the Person Act 1861 s.20 as amended by Crime and Disorder Act 1998 s.2991)(a) and (2)
-
-
2
1
-
-
1
-
-
-
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Racially aggravated actual bodily harm (assaults occasioning ABH)
Offences against the Person Act 1861 s.47 as amended by Crime and Disorder Act 1998 s.29(1)(b) and (2)
-
4
10
9
10
12
8
11
15
20
Racially Aggravated Common Assault
Crime and Disorder Act 1998 s.29(1)(c) and (3)
1
3
11
14
20
27
43
36
35
68
Racially aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress
Public Order Act 1986 s.4A as amended by Crime and Disorder Act 1998 s.31(1)(b) and (4)
-
6
13
16
22
20
25
29
74
69
Racially Aggravated Offence of Harassment
Protection from Harassment Act 1997 s.2 as amended by Crime and Disorder Act 1998 s.32(1)(a) and (3)
-
-
3
3
7
16
11
11
4
4
Racially Aggravated putting people in fear of violence
Protection from Harassment Act 1997 s.4 as amended by Crime and Disorder Act 1998 s.32(1)(b) and (4)
-
-
3
3
2
1
-
2
1
1
Racially or religiously aggravated malicious wounding or GBH
Offences Against the Person Act 1861 s.20 as amended by Crime and Disorder Act 1998 s.29(1)(a) and (2)
-
-
-
-
-
5
3
4
12
8
Racially or religiously aggravated ABH
Offences Against the Person Act 1861 s.47 as amended by Crime and Disorder Act 1998 s.29(1)(b) and (2)
-
-
-
-
-
7
1
2
1
1
Racially or religiously aggravated common assault
Common Law and Crime and Disorder Act 1998 s.29(1)(c) and (3)
-
-
-
-
-
1
3
2
8
11
Racially or religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress
Public Order Act 1986 s.4A as amended by Crime and Disorder Act 1998 s.31(1)(b) and (4)
-
-
-
-
-
3
1
13
6
10
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Racially or religiously aggravated offence of harassment
Protection from Harassment Act 1997 s.2 as amended by Crime and Disorder Act 1998 s.32(1)
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
1
Racially or religiously aggravated putting people in fear of violence
Protection from Harassment Act 1997 s.4 as amended by Crime and Disorder Act 1998 s.32(1)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
Racially aggravated other criminal damage
Criminal Damage Act 1971 s.1(1) as amended by Crime and Disorder Act 1998 s.30(1) and (2)
1
7
6
25
24
31
21
22
34
25
Racially or religiously aggravated other criminal damage
Criminal Damage Act 1971 s.1(1) as amended by Crime and Disorder Act 1998 s.30(1) and (2)
-
-
-
-
1
3
3
3
1
5
Racially aggravated fear or provocation of violence
Public Order Act 1986 s.4 as amended by Crime and Disorder Act 1998 s.31(1 )(a) and (4)
-
11
22
39
62
50
50
46
42
45
Racially or religiously aggravated fear or provocation of violence
Public Order Act 1986 s.4 as amended by Crime and Disorder Act 1998 s.31(1)(a) and (4)
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
2
10
5
Racially aggravated harassment, alarm or distress
Public Order Act 1986 s.5A as added by Crime and Disorder Act 1998 s.31 (1)(c) and 5
4
24
51
80
63
97
100
130
199
175
Racially or religiously aggravated harassment, alarm or distress
Public Order Act 1986 s.4A as added by Crime and Disorder Act 1998 s.31 (1)(c) and (5)
-
-
-
-
-
4
7
14
23
19
Total
6
55
121
190
211
277
281
329
466
467
(1) The figures given in the table on court proceedings 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 it 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:
Justice Statistics Analytical Services-Ministry of Justice.
