§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many younger offenders in the Chelmsford and Mid Essex police division were(a) cautioned by the police and (b) prosecuted; of those prosecuted, how many were convicted; and what orders were made in respect of them in the last three available years.
§ Mr. JackThe information readily available centrally is given in the table. The police force area is the smallest geographical unit for which information on cautioning is available centrally.
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Defendants prosecuted and sentenced2 by type of sentence or order for all offences, excluding summary motoring in Essex Police Force Area and in Petty Sessional Divisions (PSD) in Chelmsford and Mid Essex1 1989 to 1991 Essex Police Force Area PSD's in Chelmsford and Mid Essex1 1989 1990 1991 1989 1990 1991 Cautioned 10–13 697 839 774 .. .. .. 14–16 1,892 2,160 2,129 .. .. .. 17–20 485 938 1,075 .. .. .. Prosecuted 10–13 71 59 80 8 5 13 14–16 811 715 797 136 43 53 17–20 4,625 4,266 4,490 788 700 730 SENTENCED2 BY TYPE OF SENTENCE OR ORDER Discharge 10–13 20 12 23 1 — 5 14–16 172 157 168 25 8 8 17–20 434 494 585 74 81 121 Fine 10–13 3 10 26 — 1 5 14–16 140 112 94 29 7 11 17–20 1,761 1,488 1,172 295 208 165 Community penalty3 10–13 17 12 6 — 2 1 14–16 172 153 162 27 10 11 17–20 701 700 768 124 144 131 Detention in a young offender institution 10–13 — — — — — — 14–16 25 22 16 — 3 3 17–20 348 271 333 45 42 52 Otherwise dealt with 10–13 2 3 2 — — — 14–16 21 17 16 5 2 3 17–20 101 100 79 12 14 5 All sentences or orders 10–13 42 37 57 1 3 11 14–16 530 461 456 86 30 36 17–20 3,345 3,053 2,937 550 489 474 .. = Not available. 1Chelmsford, Witham (up to February 1991), Dengie and Maldon (up to February 1991), Maldon and Witham (from February 1991), Freshwell and South Hinckford, and Halstead and Hedingham. 2Includes persons sentenced at the Crown Court, following committal for trial or sentence by the PSD's listed in footnote1. 3Attendance centre orders, community service orders, probation orders or supervision order.