§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list by police force, and by year for the last five years, the number of United Kingdom people arrested helping illegal immigrants into this country; how many were subsequently found guilty in the courts; and what sentence they received.
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Table A Defendants proceeded against at magistrates court for knowingly facilitating or assisting the entry of an illegal entrant1 by police force area and result 1988–19923 Year and police force area Prosecutions Committed for trial Total found guilty Total sentenced Absolute or conditional discharge Fine Community sentence Fully suspended sentence Immediate custody Otherwise dealt with 1988 Essex 1 1 — — — — — — — — Kent 12 11 1 1 — — — 1 — — Lancashire 1 — 1 1 1 — — — — — Metropolitan Police District2 7 4 2 2 — 1 — 1 — — Suffolk 4 4 — — — — — — — — Sussex 2 1 — — — — — — — — West Mercia 1 1 — — — — — — — — West Midlands 6 6 — — — — — — — — England and Wales 34 23 4 4 1 1 — 2 — — 1989 Derbyshire 5 5 — — — — — — — — Greater Manchester 2 2 — — — — — — — — Kent 6 5 1 1 — 1 — — — — Lancashire 1 1 — — — — — — — — Metropolitan Police District2 9 3 3 3 — 2 1 — — — Sussex 1 1 — — — — — — — — West Midlands 1 1 — — — — — — — — South Wales 3 2 — — — — — — — — England and Wales 28 20 4 4 — 3 1 — — — 1990 Essex 5 — 4 4 — 3 — 1 — — Greater Manchester 6 3 1 1 — 1 — — — — Hampshire 2 — — — — — — — — — Kent 21 17 3 2 — 2 — — — — Metropolitan Police District2 5 4 1 1 — 1 — — — — Northumbria 1 1 — — — — — — — — Suffolk 1 1 — — — — — — — — Sussex 4 2 2 2 — 1 1 — — — West Midlands 1 1 — — — — — — — — England and Wales 46 29 11 10 — 8 1 1 — — 1991 Avon and Somerset 1 — — — — — — — — — Bedfordshire 1 — — — — — — — — — Durham 1 1 — — — — — — — — Essex 5 1 3 3 — 3 — — — — Greater Manchester 2 2 — — — — — — — — Hampshire 3 2 — — — — — — — — Kent 15 9 5 5 — 1 — 2 2 — Lancashire 1 — 1 1 — — — — — 1 Metropolitan Police District2 21 12 1 1 — 1 — — — — Norfolk 2 — 2 2 — 2 — — — — Northumbria 1 — 1 1 — 1 — — — — South Yorkshire 1 1 — — — — — — — — Suffolk 3 3 — — — — — — — — Sussex 6 4 2 2 1 1 — — — —
§ Mr. MacleanInformation on arrests is not collected centrally. Neither is the nationality of an offender recorded. The tables show the number of defendants prosecuted at magistrates courts and tried at the Crown court for the offence of
401Wknowingly facilitating or assisting the entry of an illegal entrantunder section 25(1) of the Immigration Act 1971 by police force area and result for the years 1988 to 1992.
Year and police force area Prosecutions Committed for trial Total found guilty Total sentenced Absolute or conditional discharge Fine Community sentence Fully suspended sentence Immediate custody Otherwise dealt with West Midlands 1 1 — — — — — — — — West Yorkshire 1 1 — — — — — — — — Dyfed-Powys 5 4 — — — — — — — — North Wales 1 — — — — — — — — — England and Wales 73 41 15 15 1 9 — 2 2 1 19923 Bedfordshire 1 — 1 1 — 1 — — — — Devon and Cornwall 2 1 1 1 — — — 1 — — Essex 12 4 8 8 — 5 2 — 1 — Greater Manchester 1 1 — — — — — — — — Humberside 1 — 1 1 1 — — — — — Kent 18 8 9 9 — 2 — 1 6 — Leicestershire 4 4 — — — — — — — — Lincolnshire 2 2 — — — — — — — — Metropolitan Police District2 11 6 2 2 — 1 — — 1 — Sussex 9 5 1 1 — — 1 — — — Thames Valley 1 1 — — — — — — — — West Midlands 1 1 — — — — — — — — England and Wales 63 33 23 23 1 9 3 2 8 — 1Offences under section 25(1) of the Immigration Act 1971. 2Includes the City of London 3Provisional data.
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Table B Defendants proceeded against at Crown court for knowingly facilitating or assisting the entry of an illegal entrant1 by police force area and result 1988–19923 Year and police force area Total for trial Total found guilty Total sentenced Absolute or conditional discharge Fine Community sentence Fully suspended sentence Immediate custody Otherwise dealt with 1988 Bedfordshire 1 1 1 — — — 1 — — Derbyshire 1 1 1 — — — — 1 — Essex 1 1 1 — — — — 1 — Kent 21 17 17 — — 1 13 13 — Suffolk 2 2 2 — — — — 2 — West Midlands 7 7 7 — — — 3 4 — England and Wales 33 29 29 — — 1 7 21 — 1989 Derbyshire 4 4 4 4 — — — — — Greater Manchester 2 2 2 1 — — — 1 — Kent — 1 1 — — — 1 — — Metropolitan Police District2 7 4 4 — — — 1 3 — Sussex 1 1 1 — — — — 1 — West Midlands 1 1 1 — — — — 1 — South Wales 1 1 1 — — — 1 — — England and Wales 19 14 14 5 — — 3 6 — 1990 Kent 15 15 15 — 2 1 5 7 — Metropolitan Police District2 9 5 5 — — — 2 3 — Northumbria 1 1 1 — 1 — — — — England and Wales 25 21 21 — 4 1 7 10 — 1991 Essex 1 1 1 — — — — 1 — Hampshire 2 1 1 — — 1 — — — Kent 13 10 10 — 2 1 1 6 — Metropolitan Police District2 13 12 12 2 — — 1 9 — Suffolk 3 2 2 — — — — 2 — Sussex 3 3 3 — — — 2 1 — West Midlands 1 1 1 — — — — 1 — West Yorkshire 2 2 2 — — — 2 — — England and Wales 38 32 32 2 2 2 6 20 — 1992–3 Bedfordshire 1 1 1 — — — — 1 — Devon and Cornwall 1 1 1 — — — 1— — — Essex 1 — — — — — — — — Kent 14 12 12 — — — 1 10 1 Leicestershire 3 3 3 — — 2 — 1 — Metropolitan Police District2 11 10 10 2 1 — 5 2 — Suffolk 1 1 1 — 1 — — — — Sussex 4 3 3 — — — 3 — — West Midlands 1 1 1 — 1 — — — — Dyfed and Powys 1 1 1 — — — — 1 —
Year and police force area Total for trial Total found guilty Total sentenced Absolute or conditional dicharge Fine Community sentence Fully suspended sentence Immediate custody align="right">Otherwise dealt with England and Wales 38 33 33 2 2 3 10 15 1 1Offences under section 25(1) of the Immigration Act 1971. 2Includes the City of London. 3Provisional data.