§ 78. Mr. Haleasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department to state the number of grants made, and to whom, for the conduct of research into the causes of delinquency and the treatment of offenders under Section 77 (3) of the Criminal Justice Act, 1948, for each year since the Act came into force.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerA total amount of £10,934 has been paid by the Home Office under Section 77 of the Criminal Justice158W Act, 1948, to assist research on the causes of delinquency and the treatment of offenders, and a further sum of £1,000 is at present awaiting payment. The list of payments is as follows:
Year Recipient Amount Paid £ 1948–9 — — 1949–50 — — 1950–51 — — 1951–52 Oxford University 250 Cambridge University 250 1952–53 Oxford University 400 London School of Economics 284 1953–54 Oxford University 1,000 Cambridge University 1,000 University College, London 500 London School of Economics 250 1954–55 Oxford University 1,000 Cambridge University 1,000 University College, London 500 1955–56 Oxford University 1,000 Cambridge University 1,000 University College, London 500 1956–57 Oxford University 1,000* Cambridge University 1,000 University College, London 650 London School of Economics 350 £11,934 * Not yet paid. In addition, £2,488 has been spent by the Social Survey as an allied service on behalf of the Home Office for research on these subjects.
§ 79. Mr. Haleasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department to make a grant under the provisions of Section 77 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1948, for a sociological and statistical inquiry into the percentages and causes of recidivism.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerThe Home Office has already supported several research studies of the type in question and I intend to continue to encourage and support research, both by the Home Office and through universities and similar institutions, so far as the available resources permit.