§ Mr. Charles Irvingasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many men and women were sent to prison in the years 1972 to 1976 for vagrancy.
§ Mr. JohnThere is no offence of vagrancy as such. The following table gives details of those convicted of offences of "begging" and "sleeping out" under the Vagrancy Act 1824.
PERSONS SENTENCED TO IMMEDIATE IMPRISONMENT FOR VAGRANCY OFFENCES England and Wales Males Females 1972 … … … … 178 2 1973 … … … … 165 3 1974 … … … … 146 6 1975 … … … … 117 2 Information for 1976 is not yet available.
Particulars of persons convicted of other offences under the Vagrancy Acts are to be found in the annual volumes of "Criminal Statistics".