§ 96. Dame Irene Wardasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will seek substantially to increase the fines which can be imposed under Section 55 of the Children and Young Persons Act, 1933, on parents and guardians, in view of the increase in crime of young persons, particularly in sabotage on railways.
§ Miss BaconThe general maximum limits on such fines imposed by the Magistrates Courts Act, 1952, were raised by Section 8 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1961.