§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will publish in the Official Report a detailed list, giving for the longest most convenient stated period of time, the number of murders committed, and sentences, the number of manslaughter cases and sentences, and the number of cases where death has resulted, other than from natural causes, where legal action or criminal proceedings have ensued; and with what results.
§ Mr. Alexander W. Lyon:The following is the readily available information, which relates to the period from 1967 to 1973
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3. PERSONS FOUND GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER UNDER SECTION 2 OF THE HOMICIDE ACT 1957 (DIMINISHED RESPONSIBILITY) Sentence Year Total found guilty Conditional discharge Hospital order Probation Suspended sentence Imprisonment Otherwise dealt with 1967 … … … 49 — 30 4 Not applicable 13 2 1968 … … … 44 1 28 4 — 10 1 1969 … … … 47 4 33 3 1 10 1 1970 … … … 66 2 35 6 1 21 1 1971 … … … 68 — 38 6 4 23 1 1972 … … … 76 — 45 10 — 21 — 1973 … … … 80 1 35 13 1 27 3
4. PERSONS FOUND GUILTY OF OTHER MANSLAUGHTER Sentence Year Total found guilty Absolute discharge Conditional discharge Hospital order Probation Fine Suspended sentence Imprisonment Otherwise dealt with 1967 … 109 1 6 — 12 1 Not applicable 82 7 1968 … 118 2 4 8 7 — 12 79 6 1969 … 117 — 6 1 10 2 12 78 8 1970 … 124 — 2 4 9 2 12 88 7 1971 … 127 — 5 3 11 — 9 95 4 1972 … 141 1 3 2 12 1 10 103 9 1973 … 154 2 5 4 8 1 14 100 20
5. PERSONS FOUND GUILTY OF INFANTICIDE Sentence Year Total found guilty Absolute discharge Conditional discharge Hospital order Probation Imprisonment Otherwise dealt with 1967 … … … 17 — 1 2 14 — — 1968 … … … 24 — — 2 21 1 — 1969 … … … 15 — — 2 13 — — 1970 … … … 14 — — 2 12 — — 1971 … … … 15 — 1 1 11 — 2 1972 … … … 16 1 — — 15 — — 1973 … … … 15 — — — 14 1 —
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6. PERSONS PROCEEDED AGAINST, AND PERSONS FOUND GUILTY OF, CAUSING DEATH BY DANGEROUS DRIVING Year Total* proceeded against Total* found guilty Absolute discharge Conditional discharge Hospital order Probation Fine suspended sentence Imprisonment Otherwise dealt with 1967 … 661 477 2 1 — — 410 N/A 51 13 1968 … 517 369 1 7 — 4 291 22 32 9 1969 … 582 397 1 5 — — 336 13 30 12 1970 … 589 467 1 8 — 1 370 21 45 21 1971 … 650 518 3 — — 2 421 11 61 20 1972 … 637 500 — 4 — 2 399 28 58 9 1973 … 577 577 2 4 1 — 466 32 62 10 N/A = Not Applicable.
7. PERSONS PROCEEDED AGAINST, AND FOUND GUILTY OF, AIDING SUICIDE Sentence Year Total† proceeded against Total† found guilty Absolute discharge Probation suspended sentence Otherwise dealt with 1967 … … — 1 — 1 — — 1968 … … 2 2 — 1 1 — 1970 … … 3 2 — 1 1 — 1971 … … — — — — — — 1972 … … 2 1 — — 1 — 1973 … … — 1 1 — — — * The first column relates to proceedings in the magistrates' courts; most cases in fact go on from there to the Crown court. Findings of guilt do not necessarily relate to proceedings commenced in the same year. † Findings of guilt do not necessarily relate to proceedings commenced in the same year.