§ 88. Mrs. Braddockasked 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-ToothThe 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.