HC Deb 25 January 1977 vol 924 c519W
Mr. Charles Irving

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many men and women were sent to prison for non-payment of fines in the years 1973 to 1976.

Mr. John

The information requested is given in the following table:

PERSONS AGED 21 AND OVER RECEIVED INTO PRISON IN DEFAULT OF PAYMENT OF A FINE
Males Females
1973 … … 8,842 493
1974 … … 10,602 508
1975 … … 11,902 615
1976 … … 12,944 682

The 1976 figures are provisional.

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