ENGLISH LAW COMMISSION

HC Deb 13 March 1968 vol 760 cc328-9W

Mrs. Ewing

asked the Attorney-General what is the number of members of the English Law Commission, stating in each case whether they are whole-time or part-time and the salary of each; and what are the numbers and categories of staff employed by the Commission.

The Attorney-General

There are live full-time Commissioners, including the Chairman. He continues to receive his salary (of £10,000 p.a.) as a 'High Court Judge; two of the members are paid £7,000 p.a. and two £6,000 p.a. The Commission employs on a part-time basis one practising solicitor as Special Consultant in addition to the following full-time staff:

Secretary (Principal Assistant Solicitor)	1
Draftsmen (1 Counsel, 1 Deputy Counsel, 1 Senior Assistant Counsel, 1 Assistant Counsel)	4
Assistant Solicitors	5
Senior Legal Assistants	5
Legal Assistants	2
Assistant Principals	4
Senior Executive Officer	1
Librarian, III	1
Executive Officer	1
Judge's Clerk	1
Clerical Officers	3
Senior Personal Secretary	1
Personal Secretaries	8
Paperkeeper	1
Photoprinter, II	1
Messengers	2
	41

TABLE 6
MURDERS KNOWN TO THE POLICE TOGETHER WITH OFFENCES REDUCED TO MANSLAUGHTER BY RESON OF DIMINISHED RESPONSIBILITY
Estimated number of "capital" and "non-capital" offences
	" Capital"	" Non-Capital"	Total
	Number	Per cent.	Number	Per cent.	Number	Per cent.
1952	…	…	17	12.1	124	87.9	141	100.0
1953	…	…	17	12.1	123	87.9	140	100.0
1954	…	…	22	15.2	123	84.8	145	100.0
1955	…	…	15	11.3	118	88.7	133	100.0
1956	…	…	30	20.0	120	80.0	150	100.0
1957	…	…	22	12.8	150	87.2	172	100.0
1958	…	…	19	12.5	133	87.5	152	100.0
1959	…	…	23	14.3	138	85.7	161	100.0
1960	…	…	31	18.7	135	81.3	166	100.0
1961	…	…	20	12.6	139	87.4	159	100.0
1962	…	…	28	15.2	156	84.8	184	100.0
1963	…	…	22	11.6	167	88.4	189	100.0
1964	…	…	26	13.8	162	86.2	188	100.0
1965	…	…	38	18.9	163	81.1	201	100.0
1966	…	…	41	20.2	162	79.8	203	100.0
Before Homicide Act (1.1.52 to 20.3.57):
Annual Average	20	14.2	121	85.8	141	100.0
After Homicide Act (21.3.57 to31.12.66):
Annual Average	27	15.2	151	84.8	178	100.0
I hope that the 1967 figures will be available in May.