HL Deb 06 February 1991 vol 525 cc50-2WA
Lord Harris of Greenwich

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many remand and other prisoners have been held in police custody on every day since 1st November 1990; and how many were held by each police force in such custody on 22nd January 1991.

Lord Reay

The available information is as follows:

Number
November
1 Thursday 1,044
2 Friday 1,029
5 Monday 1,000
6 Tuesday 1,000
7 Wednesday 996
8 Thursday 947
9 Friday 936
12 Monday 966

Number
13 Tuesday 949
14 Wednesday 909
15 Thursday 970
16 Friday 937
19 Monday 997
20 Tuesday 981
21 Wednesday 1,004
22 Thursday 963
23 Friday 917
26 Monday 972
27 Tuesday 942
28 Wednesday 916
29 Thursday 892
30 Friday 866
December
3 Monday 851
4 Tuesday 859
5 Wednesday 858
6 Thursday 866
7 Friday 855
10 Monday 853
11 Tuesday 857
12 Wednesday 814
13 Thursday 748
14 Friday 674
17 Monday 675
18 Tuesday 626
19 Wednesday 618
20 Thursday 546
21 Friday 513
27 Thursday 538
28 Friday 505
31 Monday 474
January
2 Wednesday 503
3 Thursday 504
4 Friday 504
7 Monday 595
8 Tuesday 595
9 Wednesday 585
10 Thursday 543
11 Friday 557
14 Monday 591
15 Tuesday 578
16 Wednesday 596
17 Thursday 567
18 Friday 570
21 Monday 612
22 Tuesday 590
23 Wednesday 576
24 Thursday 542

On 22nd January those in police cells were held by the following police forces:

Number
Cheshire 23
Greater Manchester 240
Humberside 52
Lancashire 77
Merseyside 51
Metropolitan 38
Northumbria 7
South Yorkshire 31
West Midlands 46
West Yorkshire 25

Information on prisoners in police cells was not collected on 24th-26th December, or on 1st January. I regret that it is not possible to provide a breakdown between remand and other classes of prisoner held in police cells.