§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why in view of the fact that it is not the practice of the Metropolitan Police to send notices of intention of submitting lists of previous absolute discharge when prosecuting for further and different offences, he will not request the police to cease this practice in the cases in which they have done this during the past three months.
§ Mr. Elystan MorganI can only repeat that it is not the practice of the Metropolitan Police to send a list of
452Wbeen arrested and charged with a total of 212 offences as follows:
previous convictions with a notice of intended prosecution. I think that my hon. Friend must have in mind the practice which is followed when proceedings have been started. This is quite another matter and I am in correspondence with him about it.