§ 66. Dame Joan Vickersasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many men and women were imprisoned for contempt of court in the last two years following the non-payment of a court order.
§ Miss Bacon6,909 men and 160 women were received into prison in 1963 on committal by the High Court or a County Court following civil process, and 5,112 men and 160 women in 1964. 3,624 men and 45 women were received in 1963 on committal, by magistrates' courts, for non-payment of sums adjudged by court order to be paid, and 3,741 men and 34 women in 1964. Figures for 1965 are not yet available.