§ Mr. Clinton Davisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT statistics relating to the application for grants and refusals of legal aid in juvenile courts in the inner London area during each of the years 1969, 1970, and 1971.
§ Mr. CarlisleThe figures are contained in the following table:
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§ Mr. Clinton Davisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT statistics relating to the application for grants and refusals of legal aid in juvenile
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APPLICATIONS FOR LEGAL AID IN 1969, 1970 AND 1971. PROCEEDINGS BEFORE JUVENILE COURTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES EXCLUDING INNER LONDON 1969 1970 1971 Area Number of applications Granted Refused Number of applications Granted Refused Number of Applications Granted Refused Counties Bedfordshire … 33 32 1 33 32 1 71 70 1 Berkshire … … 11 10 1 43 43 — 41 40 1 Buckinghamshire … 25 20 5 17 17 — 38 38 — Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely … 21 18 3 31 28 3 53 53 — Cheshire … … 74 73 1 105 101 4 137 123 14 Cornwall … … 8 7 1 15 15 — 24 24 — Cumberland … 17 17 — 10 10 — 21 20 1 Derbyshire … … 40 38 2 42 40 2 76 68 8 Devon … … 21 21 — 18 18 — 19 19 — Dorset … … 35 32 3 33 32 1 41 40 1 Durham … … 58 47 11 80 61 19 103 94 9 Essex … … 46 37 9 92 81 11 90 87 3 Gloucestershire … 18 17 1 30 29 1 50 44 6 Hampshire … … 62 57 5 51 45 6 105 96 9 Isle of Wight … 1 1 — 2 2 — 8 6 2 Herefordshire … 1 1 — — — — 4 3 1 Hertfordshire … 37 33 4 94 89 5 85 81 4 Huntingdonshire and Peterborough … 15 15 — 25 24 1 28 28 — Kent … … 69 66 3 101 96 5 97 89 8 Lancashire … … 105 97 8 125 113 12 214 192 22 Leicestershire … 25 25 — 34 34 — 74 74 — Lincolnshire— Holland … … 9 9 — 7 7 — 7 7 — Kesteven … 18 18 — 14 14 — 9 9 — Lindsey … … 18 17 1 33 32 1 45 42 3 North East London Area … … 55 44 11 165 136 29 112 98 14 South East London Area … … 34 29 5 48 46 2 77 75 2 South West London Area … … 29 29 — 13 13 — 49 49 — Middlesex Area … 66 49 17 171 129 42 216 148 68 Monmouthshire … 43 37 6 42 38 4 66 63 3 Norfolk … … 33 31 2 45 43 2 26 23 3 Northamptonshire … 22 22 — 33 31 2 46 40 6 Northumberland … 13 13 — 33 33 — 72 72 — Nottinghamshire … 64 63 1 93 90 3 80 75 5 Oxfordshire … 14 14 — 28 28 — 25 25 — Rutland … … — — — 1 1 — — — — Shropshire … … 6 6 — 19 18 1 23 22 1 Somerset … … 22 21 1 34 34 — 60 58 2 Staffordshire … 37 36 1 59 58 1 98 89 9 Suffolk East … 14 12 2 16 13 3 5 4 1 Suffolk West … 17 15 2 5 5 — 6 6 — Surrey … … 24 23 1 59 54 5 55 48 7 Sussex East … 18 14 4 36 33 3 19 16 3 Sussex West … 23 15 8 30 26 4 24 18 6 Warwickshire … 19 17 2 21 15 6 21 16 5 Westmorland … 6 6 — — — — 1 1 — Wiltshire … … 37 30 7 29 21 8 58 46 12 Worcestershire … 27 25 2 45 45 — 52 49 3 Yorkshire— East Riding … 8 8 — 7 6 1 10 9 1 North Riding … 22 22 — 35 23 12 28 24 4 West Riding … 114 113 1 117 107 10 164 153 11 courts for all counties and county boroughs in England and Wales during each of the years 1969, 1970 and 1971.
§ Mr. CarlisleThe figures are contained in the following table:
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1969 1970 1971 Area Number of applications Granted Refused Number of applications Granted Refused Number of applications Granted Refused Counties—continued Anglesey … … 4 4 — 2 2 — 9 6 3 Breconshire … … 9 9 — 3 3 — — — — Caernarvonshire … 11 11 — 16 15 1 13 13 — Cardiganshire … 7 6 1 10 10 — 6 6 — Carmarthenshire … 12 12 — 15 15 — 22 22 — Denbighshire … 8 7 1 24 24 — 22 21 1 Flintshire … … 9 9 — 17 14 3 14 14 — Glamorgan … 77 64 13 98 95 3 164 147 17 Merionethshire … 3 3 — 4 4 — 2 2 — Montgomeryshire … — — — — — — 1 1 — Pembrokeshire … 6 6 — 4 4 — 10 10 — Radnorshire … — — — — — — — — — Boroughs Luton … … 33 33 — 63 63 — 66 66 — Reading … … 14 14 — 16 16 — 36 35 1 Birkenhead … 8 6 2 12 10 2 31 31 — Chester … … 20 14 6 32 28 4 10 10 — Stockport … … 33 32 1 26 24 2 29 27 2 Wallasey … … 9 8 1 9 9 — 12 12 — Carlisle … … 4 4 — 17 17 — 20 20 — Derby … … 4 — 4 15 13 2 27 25 2 Exeter … … 9 6 3 5 5 — 14 13 1 Plymouth … … 12 12 — 33 31 2 85 80 5 Torbay … … 5 3 2 6 4 2 16 14 2 Darlington … … 16 16 — 17 16 1 16 16 — Gateshead … … 25 25 — 26 26 — 43 43 — Hartlepool … … 7 4 3 29 23 6 21 15 6 South Shields … 45 39 6 20 19 1 59 59 — Sunderland … 22 11 11 39 31 8 63 27 36 Southend-on-Sea … 22 15 7 27 23 4 33 28 5 Bristol … … 17 13 4 66 42 24 54 54 — Gloucester … … 7 4 3 16 15 1 11 8 3 Bournemouth … 36 24 12 31 25 6 52 34 18 Portsmouth … … 23 22 1 30 25 5 25 22 3 Southampton … 21 12 9 47 40 7 34 31 3 Canterbury … 3 3 — — — — 2 2 — Barrow-in-Furness … — — — 1 1 — — — — Blackburn … … 2 2 — 17 16 1 15 15 — Blackpool … … 3 2 1 4 4 — 39 25 14 Bolton … … 1 1 — 2 2 — 9 8 1 Bootle … … 19 7 12 24 17 7 25 23 2 Burnley … … 18 15 3 13 8 5 51 48 3 Bury … … … 3 3 — 6 6 — 4 4 — Liverpool … … 260 140 120 303 191 112 339 251 88 Manchester … 321 315 6 491 469 22 734 705 29 Oldham … … 5 5 — 12 9 3 14 13 1 Preston … … 14 14 — 20 20 — 35 35 — Rochdale … … 16 13 3 8 6 2 12 11 1 St Helens … … 1 1 — 1 1 — 11 3 8 Salford … … 37 24 13 48 38 10 58 40 18 Southport … … 4 3 1 6 6 — 20 17 3 Warrington … 14 14 — 15 11 4 18 12 6 Wigan … … 4 4 — 3 3 — 5 3 2 Leicester … … 17 14 3 19 15 4 51 50 1 Grimsby … … 13 12 1 10 10 — 5 5 — Lincoln … … 18 17 1 20 16 4 16 15 1 City of London … — — — — — — — — — Newport … … 33 33 — 81 81 — 91 90 1 Great Yarmouth … 6 6 — 11 10 1 6 4 2 Norwich … … 9 8 1 26 23 3 26 26 — Northampton … 33 33 — 36 35 1 57 55 2 Newcastle upon Tyne 53 37 16 68 51 17 134 94 40 Tynemouth … 6 5 1 2 2 — 6 5 1 Nottingham … 22 22 — 40 35 5 153 145 8 Oxford … … 36 26 10 28 20 8 25 23 2 Bath … … 8 5 3 14 10 4 19 18 1 Burton on Trent … 35 35 — 24 20 4 18 18 — Stoke on Trent … 86 86 — 57 57 — 102 102 — Walsall … … 6 5 1 13 10 3 30 30 — Warley … … 16 16 — 13 12 1 17 13 4
1969 1970 1971 Area Number of applications Granted Refused Number of applications Granted Refused Number of applications Granted Refused Boroughs—continued West Bromwich … 9 8 1 4 4 — 27 25 2 Wolverhampton … 13 13 — 28 28 — 62 55 7 Ipswich … … 19 19 — 16 16 — 25 25 — Brighton … … 11 8 3 30 23 7 41 23 18 Eastbourne … 2 2 — 4 4 — 8 8 — Hastings … … 5 3 2 3 3 — 11 8 3 Birmingham … 70 40 30 83 61 22 98 86 12 Coventry … … 8 8 — 35 35 — 104 101 3 Solihull … … — — — — — — — — — Dudley … … 12 12 — 5 5 — 7 7 — Worcester … … 3 2 1 3 2 1 7 7 — Kingston upon Hull 7 2 5 24 8 16 41 25 16 Teesside … … 85 70 15 105 92 13 153 119 34 York … … 8 8 — 28 28 — 30 29 1 Barnsley … … 7 7 — 8 6 2 15 15 — Bradford … … 63 61 2 97 97 — 104 98 6 Dewsbury … … 5 5 — — — — 2 2 — Doncaster … … 4 2 2 11 6 5 10 8 2 Halifax … … 6 3 3 16 6 10 19 16 3 Huddersfield … 1 1 — 2 2 — 9 8 1 Leeds … … 74 67 7 224 217 7 269 259 10 Rotherham … 1 1 — 7 7 — 28 28 — Sheffield … … 49 46 3 98 98 — 134 134 — Wakefield … … 4 4 — 10 10 — 11 11 — Cardiff … … 205 158 47 220 201 19 236 218 18 Merthyr Tydfil … 8 8 — 17 17 — 18 18 — Swansea … … 11 5 6 32 16 16 31 19 12 TOTAL … … 3,884 3,339 545 5,540 4,907 633 7,500 6,746 754