Prisons: Receptions of Non-Criminal Prisoners (Hansard, 21 October 1997)

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§ Lord Henderson of Brompton
asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many people were imprisoned for non-payment of local government taxes in 1996.

§ Lord Williams of Mostyn
The available information relates to non-payment of rates and the community charge/council tax and is given below. This information is also published inPrison Statistics, England and Wales (table 6.2 of the 1996 edition, Cm 3732), a copy of which is in the Library.
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Receptions of non-criminal prisoners into prisons in England and Wales in 1996

Committed for non-payment of: Number

Rates 22

Community charge/Council tax 459

Receptions of non-criminal prisoners into prisons in England and Wales in 1996
Committed for non-payment of:	Number
Rates	22
Community charge/Council tax	459