§ Miss Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give a break-down of the figures for the Metropolitan area in Table 21 of the
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APPLICATIONS FOR LEGAL AID FOR PROCEEDINGS IN MAGISTRATES' AND JUVENILE COURTS IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA, 1976 Number of applications Summary proceedings† Committal proceedings Total number* of applications Total Granted Refused Total Granted Refused Barnet … 169 119 85 34 37 37 — Barking … 1,102 784 676 108 309 309 — Beacontree … 1,105 1,059 828 231 31 31 — Bexley … 783 560 508 52 200 200 — Bow Street … 2,317 1,678 1,520 158 639 637 2 Brentford and Ealing 1,961 1,597 1,026 571 346 326 20 Bromley … 1,414 1,399 1,387 12 10 10 — Camberwell Green … 3,091 2,159 1,938 221 932 930 2 Cheshunt … 215 164 162 2 50 49 1 Clerkenwell … 1,766 1,090 1,004 86 676 676 — Croydon … 2,007 1,954 1,634 320 28 28 — Dartford … 499 419 394 25 72 72 — Dorking … 263 196 172 24 62 61 1 Edmonton … 2,645 1,739 1,116 623 863 801 62 Epping and Ongar … 378 281 250 31 95 95 — Epsom … 317 213 185 28 101 101 — Esher and Walton … 270 157 146 11 113 113 — Gore … 996 754 655 99 236 236 — Greenwich … 1,439 1,183 1,070 113 256 256 — Hampstead … 571 408 383 25 163 163 — Havering … 1,041 739 682 57 265 265 — Highbury Corner … 1,898 1,181 612 569 717 537 180 Highgate … 918 689 309 380 208 177 31 Inner London Juvenile … 3,922 3,492 3,303 189 — — — Horseferry Road … 3,313 2,463 2,212 251 850 842 8 Kingston-upon-Thames … 732 656 593 63 70 70 — Marlborough Street … 2,106 1,503 1,369 134 603 585 18 Marylebone … 2,437 1,526 1,485 41 910 899 11 Newham … 2,296 1,586 1,442 144 693 693 — New Spelthorne … 302 204 172 32 91 91 — Old Street … 1,362 961 766 195 401 397 4 Richmond-upon-Thames … 768 570 449 121 189 186 3 South Mimms … 175 133 106 27 35 35 — South Western … 3,075 2,410 1,958 452 663 662 1 Staines and Sunbury … 266 199 151 48 65 65 — Sutton … 307 165 138 27 105 105 — Thames … 1,428 1,061 636 425 367 367 — Tower Bridge … 1,322 981 843 138 341 338 3 Uxbridge … 1,295 672 555 117 613 507 106 Wallington … 569 400 344 56 143 142 1 Waltham Forest … 2,238 1,717 1,393 324 500 500 — Watford … 970 772 739 33 184 184 — Wells Street … 261 251 203 48 10 10 — West London: Southcombe Street … 1,793 1,093 985 108 700 700 — Walton Street … 21 19 10 9 2 2 — Willesden … 1,967 1,671 1,221 450 272 258 14 Wimbledon … 450 303 274 29 136 136 — Woolwich … 687 394 286 108 242 236 6 Total … 61,227 45,724 38,375 7,349 14,594 14,120 474 * Includes also applications for legal aid for other proceedings in magistrates' or juvenile courts such as care proceedings and appearances with respect to variations in or breaches of court orders. † Summary trials of indictable offences, trials of summary offences, and criminal proceedings in juvenile courts. Criminal Statistics for England and Wales 1976, Command Paper No. 6909, distinguishing between summary proceedings and committal proceedings.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesThe information is set out in the following table: