§ BARONESS WOOTTON OF ABINGERasked Her Majesty's Government:
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- (1) The date by which all justices of the peace will be required to retire at the age of 70;
- (2) The rates of subsistence now paid to justices for attendance at court;
- (3) For 1966 and subsequent years, the number of petitions received by the Home Office from prisoners protesting that they are not guilty of the offences for which they have been imprisoned, and for the same years the number of free pardons granted by Royal Prerogative, distinguishing cases of substance from those involving only technicalities.
§ LORD WINDLESHAM1. January 1, 1973, except in the case of Justices who hold or have held judicial office within the meaning of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876.
2. 110s. in the case of an absence overnight (except that in Greater London the rate may be increased by a supplementary allowance not exceeding 10s.) and between 19s. and 59s. in other cases, depending on the length of the absence.
FREE PARDONS GRANTED 1966–1970 Grounds on which granted On grounds affecting the original conviction Year Total number of persons to whom granted (a) Road traffic and minor offences (b) Other offences On account of technical irregularities in the conviction or sentence Other cases 1966 212 195 14 3 — 1967 90 73 15 2 — 1968 391 374 7 10 — 1969 660 646 10 3 1* 1970† 359 351 5 3 — * One person granted a free pardon as an exceptional act of clemency because conviction had consequences not merited by the circumstances. † These figures are provisional.