Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 s.12 Alcohol consumption in designated public places.(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 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) Staffordshire Police Force was only able to submit sample data for persons proceeded against and convicted in the magistrates' courts for the year2000. Although sufficient to estimate higher orders of data, these data are not robust enough at a detailed level and have been excluded from the table.Source:Office for Criminal Justice Reform - Evidence & Analysis Unit.[Ref: IOS 203-09].Table 2: The number of Penalty Notices for Disorder (PNDs) issued to persons for selected drinking offences(1) In England and Wales, by age group and period (2)(3)
Age 16-17
Age 18-25
Police force area
2004
2007
2004
2007
Avon and Somerset
-
17
100
134
Bedfordshire
13
21
58
137
British Transport Police
**
31
**
275
Cambridgeshire
1
22
106
200
Cheshire
39
38
193
300
City of London
-
1
11
108
Cleveland
38
44
181
250
Cumbria
22
15
223
403
Derbyshire
27
79
214
384
Devon and Cornwall
-
95
605
962
Dorset
4
14
43
104
Durham
7
4
280
543
Essex
41
28
367
245
Gloucestershire
23
16
136
56
Greater Manchester
8
68
198
201
Hampshire
18
55
656
345
Hertfordshire
19
28
116
179
Humberside
57
65
294
374
Kent
14
158
309
1,119
Lancashire
224
561
1,418
2,930
Leicestershire
1
10
45
222
Lincolnshire
6
5
100
40
Merseyside
222
336
1,382
1,856
Metropolitan Police
61
85
1,779
1,386
Norfolk
2
8
38
141
Northamptonshire
17
33
144
213
Northumbria
-
279
81
2,735
North Yorkshire
1
80
229
578
Nottinghamshire
32
34
250
348
South Yorkshire
107
237
909
1,552
Staffordshire
36
38
235
214
Suffolk
4
4
174
51
Surrey
2
20
64
150
Sussex
76
79
490
845
Thames Valley
11
12
241
201
Warwickshire
9
11
142
66
West Mercia
4
44
95
360
West Midlands
85
222
767
2,011
West Yorkshire
71
190
457
1,496
Wiltshire
7
25
219
167
Dyfed-Powys
14
13
96
133
22 Apr 2009 : Column WA401
Gwent
6
16
76
111
North Wales
56
138
381
610
South Wales
1
25
48
176
Total
1,386
3,304
13,950
24,911
(1) Includes the following statutes and offence descriptions: Licensing Act 2003 s.150(1).Individual aged under 18 knowingly consuming alcohol.Criminal Justice Act 1967 s.91.Being guilty while drunk of disorderly behaviour.Licensing Act 1872 s.12.Being found drunk in a highway or other public place, whether a building or not, or on licensed premises.Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 s.12 Alcohol consumption in designated public places.(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 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.(3) The PND scheme was implemented in all 43 police force areas in 2004.** Not applicable. The British Transport Police started issuing PNDs on 1st March 2006.Source:Office for Criminal Justice Reform—Evidence & Analysis Unit. [Ref: IOS203-09]
