§ Mr. CorbettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many males over the age of 65 years and females over the age of 60 years have been(a) arrested, (b) charged and (c) convicted of offences relating to public order at football grounds in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. John PattenInformation in the form requested is not available as the location of alleged offences is not recorded centrally. However, records available to me show no convictions for indictable public order offences in 1987 for males over 65 or females over 60. To provide such figures for earlier years would involve disproportionate costs. Information is not available centrally on the age of adult offenders convicted of summary public order offences. Nor is corresponding information available on those arrested or charged with public order offences.