§ 70. Sir H. Williamsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what change has taken place in the number of persons found guilty of indictable charges since the Criminal Justice Act, 1948, came into operation; and how the number now compares with 1938.
§ Sir D. Maxwell FyfeIn 1938 68,679 persons were found guilty in England and Wales of indictable offences. Different provisions of the Criminal Justice Act, 1948, were brought into force at different dates in 1948 and 1949. The comparable figure for 1945 was 99,055, for 1946 92,925, for 1947 99,714, and for 1948 112,181. In the years since the passing of the Act the comparable figure for 1949 was 99,054 for 1950 100,948, for 1951 117,004 and for 1952 114,859.