§ 57. Mr. A. Brownasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children, under the age of 17 years, were found guilty before juvenile courts in England and Wales of indictable and non-indictable offences during the six months ending 30th June, 1961; and, of those children, how many were classed as children being in need of care and protection, as defined by Section 61 of the Children and Young Persons Act, 1933, or as children exposed to moral danger, or as children who are ill-treated or neglected in a manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering or injury to health.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerDuring the six months ending 30th June, 1961, 32,520 persons under the age of 17 years were found guilty by magistrates' courts of indictable offences and 19,142 of non-indictable offences (excluding offences relating to motor vehicles, figures for which are not yet available). It is not possible to separate the figures for juvenile courts from those for other magistrates' courts. Where a child or young person is brought before a court 183W charged with an offence, the question whether he is in need of care or protection within the meaning of Section 61 of the Children and Young Persons Act, 1933, does not arise in those proceedings.