§ Dr. Marekasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions have been brought and how many have been successful for non-compliance with the requirements of the Fire Precautions Act 1971 and Statutory Instrument 1972 No. 238.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe information available to me which may be incomplete is given in the table. The number of prosecutions may reflect the nature of fire prevention activity rather than the extent of offending.
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Defendants proceeded against in magistrates' courts and found guilty at all courts of offences under the Fire Precautions Act 1971–England and Wales Number of defendants Year Proceeded against Found guilty 1975 34 33 1976 53 47 1977 25 25 1978 15 12 1979 22 18 1980 43 38
Number of defendants Year Proceeded against Found guilty 1981 44 38 1982 38 35 1983 33 30 1984 89 57