§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by Baroness Blatch on 10th December (HL Deb. WA 89), how many prosecutions and convictions there have been under the Fraudulent Mediums Act 1951 since its enactment.
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§ Baroness Blatch:The information requested for the years 1980 to 1995 is given in the table. Information for earlier years is not available.
Number of prosecutions at magistrates' courts and convictions at all courts for offences under section1 of the Fraudulent Mediums Act 1951,1980–1995 England and Wales Prosecutions Convictions 1980 — — 1981 — — 1982 — — 1983 — — 1984 1 1 1985 1 — 1986 1 1 1987 — — 1988 — — 1989 — — 1990 1 1 1991 1 1 1992 1 1 1993 — — 1994 — — 1995 — — 1Purporting to act as a spiritualistic medium for reward.