HC Deb 25 January 1954 vol 522 cc205-6W
88. Mrs. Braddock

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many appeals to quarter sessions there were against decisions taken by stipendiary magistrates in Liverpool, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds for the 12 months ended 31st December, 1952 and 1953, respectively.

Sir H. Lucas-Tooth

The following table shows the number of persons who appealed to quarter sessions against convictions or findings of guilt by the city magistrates' courts in Liverpool and Leeds in 1952 and 1953, and in Birmingham and Manchester in 1952. The figures for Birmingham and Manchester for 1953 are not yet available.

1952 1953
Liverpool 131 95
Birmingham 20
Manchester 45
Leeds 32 21

It is not possible to distinguish between appeals against decisions of the stipendiary magistrate and appeals against decisions of the lay justices.