HC Deb 20 March 1952 vol 497 cc222-3W
67. Mr. Janner

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions have been made under the Children and Young Persons Act, 1933, since 1945 for ill-treatment to children; how many concerned boarding schools; and in how many were there convictions.

Sir D. Maxwell Fyfe

Between 1st January, 1946, and 30th September, 1951, proceedings were taken against 6,329 persons for ill-treatment or neglect of children and 5.809 persons were found guilty. I do not know and have no means of ascertaining how many of these cases concerned boarding schools.