HC Deb 14 March 1960 vol 619 c72W
Mr. Channon

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convictions in the nearest convenient five-year period were recorded for offences under the Street Betting Act, 1906; and in how many cases were the offenders sentenced to terms of imprisonment.

Mr. R. A. Butler

The following table shows the numbers of persons convicted at magistrates' courts in the years 1954 to 1958 under Section 1 of the Street Betting Act, 1906, and the numbers of offenders sentenced to imprisonment:

Year Number Convicted Number Imprisoned
1954 6,942 2
1955 6,311 4
1956 6,492
1957 7,068 7
1958 6,304 5

In addition a very few cases may have been dealt with on indictment, but the information is not available for the years 1954 to 1957. There were no such cases in 1958.