HC Deb 23 April 1985 vol 77 cc386-7W
Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of (a) men, (b) women and (c) juveniles in custody in police cells on each day in 1985 by location.

Mr. Mellor

The available information is as follows: figures are not separately recorded for juveniles but I am not aware that there were any such cases.

Adult Males Females Males under 21 Total
Met. Police Other Forces Met. Police Other Forces Met. Police Other Forces
20/21 114 — — — — — 114
22/25 24 — — — — — 24
25/26 38 — — — — — 38
26/27 19 — 3 — — — 22
27/28 9 — — — — — 9
28/1 21 — — — — — 21
March
1/4 5 — — — — — 5
4/5 16 8 1 — — — 25
5/6 6 — — — — — 6
6/7 1 — — — — — 1
7/8 8 — — — — — 8
8/11 8 4 — — 8 — 20
11/12 11 — 4 — 14 — 29
12/13 1 5 — — — — 6
13/14 — 5 — — — 1 6
14/15 6 — — 1 3 — 10
15/18 18 — 2 — — — 20
18/19 19 — — — 8 — 27
19/20 20 — — — — — 20
20/21 22 — 5 — 3 — 30
21/22 37 — 2 — — — 39
22/25 21 — — — — — 21
25/26 27 2 4 1 1 — 35
26/27 22 2 — 1 7 — 32
27/28 12 — — 1 4 — 17
28/29 2 — — — — — 2
29/1 12 — — — — — 12
April
1/2 24 — — — — — 24
2/3 38 — — — 5 — 43
3/4 — — 3 6 — — 9
8/9 23 — 4 4 2 — 33
9/10 8 — — — 2 — 10
10/11 5 — — — — — 5
12/14 8 — — — — — 8
14/15 26 — — — 7 — 33
15/16 43 — — — 3 — 46