§ Mrs. MahonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will indicate for the years 1988, 1989 and 1990 the number of occasions in which the police national computer has been accessed for the purposes of jury vetting; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Mr. Peter LloydThe purposes for accessing the police national computer are not recorded centrally. However, statistical returns from chief officers of police show that under arrangement described in Home Office circular 43/1988, criminal record checks were made of the following number of people summoned for jury service:
Number 1988 1,152 1989 5,602 1990 4,146