House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 08 Mar 2010 (pt 0025)

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Average, maximum and minimum fines for offences of selling alcohol to a minor, 1998 to 2008
£
	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Sale of alcohol to person under 18^{( 1)}
Average fine	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	205.8	250.6	323.9	375.3	378.3
Minimum fine	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	75	100	10	15	30
Maximum fine	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	450	500	2,000	3,000	4,250

Allowing sale of alcohol to person under 18^{( 3)}
Average fine	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	275.5	466.7	602.7
Minimum fine	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	60	200	50
Maximum fine	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	750	1,000	4,000

Selling etc. intoxicating liquor to persons under 18 for consumption on the premises^{( 4,5)}
Average fine	212.3	194.5	206.4	208.2	249.4	253.2	238.2	245.9	293.5	275.7	376.0
Minimum fine	25	25	50	40	50	20	25	25	10	25	100
Maximum fine	900	600	500	750	1,000	1,000	⁽⁶⁾2,000	⁽⁶⁾2,500	⁽⁶⁾2,000	1,000	1,000

Wholesaler selling intoxicating liquor to a person under 18^{( 7)}
Average fine	50	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	160	233.3	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-
Minimum fine	50	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	150	100	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-
Maximum fine	50	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	170	500	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-

Persistently selling alcohol to children^{( 8)}
Average fine	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	1,712.5
Minimum fine	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	100
Maximum fine	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	⁽²⁾-	3,750
⁽¹⁾ S.146 Licensing Act 2003. ^{(2 )}Not applicable. ⁽³⁾ S.147 Licensing Act 2003. ⁽⁴⁾ SS.169A and 169B Licensing Act 1964 as amended by Licensing (Young Persons) Act 2000. ⁽⁵⁾ Prior to the Licensing Act 2003 sale of alcohol to a person under 18 for consumption off the premises was included under this statute. ⁽⁶⁾ The statutory maximum fine for this offence is £1,000. These figures are likely to be errors in the recording of either the fine amount or the offence committed. ⁽⁷⁾ S.181A (1) Licensing Act 1964 as added by Licensing Act 1988 S.17. ⁽⁸⁾ S.147A Licensing Act 2003 as added by Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006. Notes: 1. The statistics relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were sentenced. When a defendant has been sentenced for 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. These figures have been drawn from administrative data systems. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Source: Justice Statistics-Analytical Services, Ministry of Justice. Ref: SENT(JSAS)040-10 (15/02/2010).

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Antisocial Behaviour: Essex

Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many curfew orders have been issued for anti-social behaviour in (a) Essex and (b) Southend since inception of such orders. [320606]

Mr. Alan Campbell: Curfew orders were introduced by the Criminal Justice Act 1991. Section 37 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 allows the courts to impose curfew orders on offenders. The offences for which curfew orders are made are classified by statute and no further circumstances of the offences are collected centrally. Antisocial behaviour is not a statutory classification.

Data for curfew orders are not available below criminal justice system (CJS) area level. The available information is shown in the table.

Curfew^{( 1)} orders issued in criminal courts in Essex criminal justice area, all offences, 1998 to 2008
	Number
1998	0
1999	0
2000	10
2001	16
2002	51
2003	121
2004	187
2005	200
2006	182
2007	181
2008	121
⁽¹⁾ Curfew orders under S.38 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000. Notes: 1. These figures do not include community orders imposed with a curfew requirement. 2. Data held by the Ministry show the number of curfew orders issued for criminal offences and the specific statute and offence that was committed. Antisocial behaviour covers a wide range of criminal and non-criminal acts. It is not possible for the Ministry to decide which offences are defined as 'antisocial'. 3. The data are presented on the principal offence basis, 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. 4. These figures have been drawn from administrative data systems. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Source: Justice Statistics-Analytical Services, Ministry of Justice.

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