§ Lady Apsleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions since the new year have been brought in the juvenile courts against children between the ages of 12 and 14, 10 and 12 and under 10; and whether these show an increase on the corresponding figures for 1943.
§ Mr. H. MorrisonThe latest figures tabulated are for the first three months of this year. In aggregate they show a small reduction on the corresponding figures for 1943.
PROSECUTIONS OF CHILDREN IN THE JUVENILE COURTS IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF 1943 AND 1944. January to March 1943 1944 Children under 10. … 1,173 1,293 Children aged 10 or 11 … 2,849 2,761 Children aged 12 or 13 … 4,172 3,970 8,194 8,024