HC Deb 13 June 1995 vol 261 c480W
Mrs. Peacock

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many juveniles aged 10 to 16 years were cautioned on more than one occasion during each year since 1985; [27708]

(2) how many juveniles aged 10 to 16 years were (a) convicted and (b) cautioned in west Yorkshire for each year since 1985. [27709]

Mr. Maclean

The information is not collected routinely. The table shows results from special studies of those cautioned for indictable offences in one week in each of the years 1985, 1988, 1991 and 1994 in England and Wales.

Juveniles aged 10–16 cautioned in study week, 1985, 1988, 1991, and 1994
England and Wales Percentages
Number of previous cautions1 1985 1988 1991 1994
None 85 81 70 83
One 12 14 18 12
Two or more 3 5 12 5
1 Not necessarily in the study year.