§ Mr. Clinton Davisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many persons were remanded in custody and were ultimately acquitted in each of the years 1968 to 1970.
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§ Mr. CarlisleI would refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to his Question on 6th May, 1971.—[Vol. 816, c. 421–2.]
§ Mr. Clinton Davisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons were remanded in custody and ultimately received no custodial treatment in each of the years 1968 to 1970.
§ Mr. CarlisleOf the untried or convicted prisoners remanded in custody to prisons in England and Wales before sentence in 1968 and 1969, including both those who had not yet been tried and those who had been convicted but not
Year Women apprehended for prostitution offences Number and proportion sentenced to immediate imprisonment Number and proportion given a suspended sentence of imprisonment Number and proportion fined Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. 1968 … 2,650 100.0 236 8.9 392 14.8 1,181 44.6 1969 … 2,560 100.0 256 10.0 269 10.5 1,099 42.9 1970 … 2,602 100.0 262 10.1 273 10.5 1,086 41.7
§ Dame Joan Vickersasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were the ages of the prostitutes arrested in 1968, 1969 and 1970.
§ Mr. CarlisleThe information as respects England and Wales is as follows :
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WOMEN APPREHENDED FOR PROSTITUTION OFFENCES Age or age group 1968 1969 1970 15 2 1 2 16 2 7 4 17 45 55 64 18 138 164 171 19 226 193 265 20 216 270 275 21 230 227 232 22 211 185 193 23 230 193 193 24 161 156 143 25 165 159 124 26 142 131 122 27 112 81 99 28 97 89 80 29 73 74 69 30 96 67 57 31 60 70 56 32 48 58 62 33 35 53 56 34 44 35 34 35 34 44 35 36 26 17 36 37 31 25 22 38 21 24 16 39 25 14 30 40 18 21 10 Over 40 and up to 50 97 104 95 Over 50 and up to 60 19 13 16 Over 60 46 30 41 Totals 2,650 2,560 2,602 sentenced, 30,843 and 31,820 respectively were not given an immediate custodial sentence. The figure for 1970 is not yet available.