§ Mr. Clinton Davisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is now in a position to publish in the
APPLICATIONS FOR LEGAL AID 1971 MAGISTRATES' COURTS AND JUVENILE COURTS IN INNER LONDON Magistrates' Court Summary proceedings Granted Committal proceedings For trial on indictment Summary proceedings Refused Committal proceedings For trial on indictment Summary proceedings Total Committal proceedings For trial on indictment Bow Street … 1,069 605 602 141 3 3 1,210 608 605 Great Marlborough Street … … 572 434 432 332 64 43 904 498 475 Marylebone … 933 669 560 277 — — 1,210 669 560 Wells Street … 139 19 70 52 3 4 191 22 74 West London (Southcombe Street) … … 700 532 423 175 7 — 875 539 423 *West London (Walton Street) … 2 — — 7 — — 9 — — Clerkenwell … 521 348 357 88 4 6 609 352 363 †Hampstead … 200 58 53 1 — — 201 58 53 Old Street … 194 353 347 136 41 3 330 394 350 North London … 422 315 331 196 — — 618 315 331 East Central … 28 1 — 13 — — 41 1 — Thames (Aylward Street) … … 290 286 287 116 — 16 406 286 303 Thames (Hackney and Poplar) … 1 — — 4 — — 5 — — South Western (Lavender Hill) … 517 623 610 203 17 5 720 640 615 Camberwell Green 663 618 652 232 7 10 895 625 662 Tower Bridge … 437 326 342 26 1 1 463 327 343 Lambeth … … 147 30 61 7 — 5 154 30 66 Greenwich … 170 43 35 64 — — 234 43 35 Woolwich … 162 181 173 102 11 1 264 192 174 Juvenile Courts—combined … 1,726 2 2 25 — — 1,751 2 2 Total … 8,893 5,443 5,337 2,197 158 97 11,090 5,601 5,434 * Formerly West London (Kensington High Street). †Hampstead court was closed from July to December, 1971 and the caseload distributed between Clerkenwell. Wells Street and Marylebone courts.
§ Mr. Clinton Davisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is now in a position to publish in the Official Report statistics relating to the
182WOFFICIAL REPORT statistics relating to the application for grants and refusals of legal aid in magistrates' courts in the Inner London area during 1971.
§ Mr. CarlisleThe figures are given in the following table:
application for grants and refusals of legal aid in magistrates' courts for all counties and county boroughs in England and Wales during 1971.
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§ Mr. CarlisleThe figures are given in the following table:
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APPLICATIONS FOR LEGAL AID 1971 MAGISTRATES' COURTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES EXCLUDING INNER LONDON AND JUVENILE COURTS Area Committal Proceedings Summary Proceedings For trial on indictment Number of applications Granted Refused Number of applications Granted Refused Number of applications Granted Refused Counties Bedfordshire … 220 217 3 722 677 45 248 247 1 Berkshire … … 245 242 3 775 708 67 271 269 2 Buckinghamshire … 329 329 — 751 668 83 337 337 — Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely … 229 228 1 597 551 46 222 222 — Cheshire … … 373 360 13 1,430 1,279 151 408 404 4 Cornwall … … 145 145 — 847 767 80 145 145 — Cumberland … 72 71 1 382 359 23 96 95 1 Derbyshire … … 304 297 7 754 678 76 327 324 3 Devon … … 141 141 — 596 561 35 144 144 — Dorset … … 191 186 5 709 609 100 245 244 1 Durham … … 515 509 6 1,128 937 191 520 518 2 Essex … … 419 410 9 1,538 1,340 198 592 588 4 Gloucester … … 200 195 5 725 636 89 217 217 — Hampshire … … 613 588 25 1,521 1,310 211 624 619 5 Isle of Wight … 41 35 6 146 114 32 54 54 — Herefordshire … 41 40 1 203 182 21 85 85 — Hertfordshire … 494 490 4 1,138 1,033 105 522 520 2 Huntingdonshire and Peterborough … 85 85 — 550 518 32 130 130 — Kent … … 631 620 11 1,646 1,430 216 622 610 12 Lancashire … … 1,084 1,053 31 2,817 2,173 644 1,373 1,359 14 Leicestershire … 154 152 2 352 296 56 157 156 1 Lincolnshire— Holland … … 68 68 — 82 78 4 44 44 — Kesteven … 77 77 — 179 157 22 63 63 — Lindsey … … 217 217 — 667 624 43 250 250 — North East London Area … … 924 878 46 1,364 935 429 1,007 998 9 South East London Area … … 403 403 — 1,168 1,038 130 535 534 1 South West London Area … … 400 392 8 942 872 70 434 431 3 Middlesex Area … 1,311 1,166 145 2,836 1,741 1,095 1,186 1,145 41 Monmouthshire … 184 181 3 572 493 79 202 201 1 Norfolk … … 160 155 5 548 478 70 182 182 — Northamptonshire … 257 256 1 578 499 79 282 282 — Northumberland … 157 156 1 609 592 17 204 204 — Nottinghamshire … 290 288 2 1,321 1,182 139 398 395 3 Oxfordshire … 114 114 — 334 293 41 145 145 — Rutland … … 2 2 — 18 18 — 5 5 — Shropshire … … 163 159 4 405 361 44 170 170 — Somerset … … 238 238 — 944 848 96 258 258 — Staffordshire … 334 327 7 1,059 918 141 384 383 1 Suffolk East … 101 101 — 294 238 56 115 114 1 Suffolk West … 84 84 — 224 209 15 103 103 — Surrey … … 447 431 16 865 687 178 540 535 5 Sussex East … 131 130 1 328 268 60 193 193 — Sussex West … 327 321 6 685 595 90 318 313 5 Warwickshire … 347 337 10 703 601 102 423 420 3 Westmorland … 17 16 1 57 48 9 18 16 2 Wiltshire … … 202 195 7 698 613 85 233 232 1 Worcestershire … 186 185 1 569 529 40 207 206 1 Yorkshire— East Riding … 77 76 1 126 107 19 78 78 — North Riding … 130 129 1 432 375 57 141 141 — West Riding … 858 840 18 2,308 2,022 286 969 968 1 Anglesey … … 24 24 — 70 67 3 21 21 — Breconshire … … 36 36 — 82 82 — 34 34 — Caernarvonshire … 60 60 — 226 218 8 60 60 — Cardiganshire … 24 24 — 92 87 5 23 23 — Carmarthenshire … 67 63 4 246 208 38 62 62 — Denbighshire … 68 68 — 350 240 10 74 74 — Flintshire … … 31 31 — 289 284 5 53 53 — 186W 187W
Committal Proceedings Summary Proceedings For trial on indictment Area Number of applications Granted Refused Number of applications Granted Refused Number of applications Granted Refused Counties Glamorgan … 546 545 1 1,662 1,503 159 570 569 1 Merionethshire … 7 7 — 55 55 — — — — Montgomeryshire … 7 7 — 40 40 — 6 6 — Pembrokeshire … 59 59 — 195 186 9 59 59 — Radnorshire … 6 6 — 8 8 — 3 3 — Boroughs Luton … … 165 165 — 553 501 52 165 165 — Reading … … 174 174 — 394 371 23 229 229 — Birkenhead … 58 47 11 268 192 76 27 26 1 Chester … … 65 61 4 260 224 36 63 63 — Stockport … … 168 168 — 428 403 25 206 206 — Wallasey … … 77 77 — 176 173 3 61 61 — Carlisle … … 20 20 — 286 276 10 46 46 — Derby … … 198 196 2 427 392 35 236 236 — Exeter … … 59 59 — 302 273 29 68 68 — Plymouth … … 331 329 2 598 388 210 340 340 — Torbay … … 128 128 — 324 260 64 128 128 — Darlington … … 100 100 — 200 187 13 97 97 — Gateshead … … 90 90 — 234 209 25 106 106 — Hartlepool … … 84 81 3 219 157 62 90 89 1 South Shields … 70 70 — 433 419 14 75 75 — Sunderland … 301 297 4 509 385 124 321 318 3 Southend-on-sea … 57 57 — 442 396 46 139 139 — Bristol … … 410 410 — 900 793 107 402 402 — Gloucester … … 69 64 5 209 165 44 90 88 2 Bournemouth … 143 135 8 617 431 186 277 277 — Portsmouth … … 323 317 6 520 448 72 242 242 — Southampton … 344 327 17 632 455 177 278 277 1 Canterbury … 23 19 4 83 57 26 31 31 — Barrow-in-Furness … 24 24 — 81 67 14 26 26 — Blackburn … … 228 227 1 240 200 40 181 181 — Blackpool … … 117 111 6 336 230 106 115 114 1 Bolton … … 140 132 8 228 141 87 148 148 — Bootle … … 92 91 1 147 122 25 94 94 — Burnley … … 52 47 5 230 190 40 54 54 — Bury … … … 68 68 — 146 139 7 53 53 — Liverpool … … 1,426 1,289 137 2,250 1,494 756 1,275 1,274 1 Manchester … 827 821 6 2,790 2,483 307 905 905 — Oldham … … 150 150 — 441 420 21 153 153 — Preston … … 206 205 1 486 424 62 202 198 4 Rochdale … … 87 87 — 320 241 79 162 160 2 St. Helens … … 64 59 5 125 87 38 84 84 — Salford … … 89 87 2 423 333 90 160 160 — Southport … … 80 80 — 182 144 38 84 84 — Warrington … 70 56 14 142 89 53 71 70 1 Wigan … … 39 34 5 101 86 15 47 47 — Leicester … … 448 448 — 809 738 71 443 443 — Grimsby … … 17 17 — 80 76 4 19 19 — Lincoln … … 84 83 1 179 153 26 87 87 — City of London … 79 78 1 267 255 12 127 126 1 Newport … … 145 145 — 391 353 38 140 140 — Great Yarmouth … 66 65 1 124 105 19 68 68 — Norwich … … 136 134 2 227 194 33 132 132 — Northampton … 124 123 1 366 327 39 119 119 — Newcastle upon Tyne 305 300 5 763 434 329 367 367 — Tynemouth … 53 51 2 182 157 25 52 51 1 Nottingham … 505 500 5 1,385 1,220 165 516 516 — Oxford … … 131 125 6 530 377 153 189 198 — Bath … … 30 30 — 262 197 65 56 56 — Burton on Trent … 82 82 — 191 184 7 91 91 — Stoke on Trent … 200 192 8 976 962 14 278 275 3 Walsall … … 98 98 — 407 373 34 118 118 — Warley … … 115 108 7 151 102 49 118 118 — West Bromwich … 92 92 — 268 227 41 137 137 — Wolverhampton … 452 440 12 634 494 140 484 483 1 Ipswich … … 94 94 — 343 302 41 98 98 — Brighton … … 334 334 — 988 801 187 339 338 1 Eastbourne … 42 42 — 134 133 1 53 53 —
Committal Proceedings Summary Proceedings For trial on indictment Area Number of applications Granted Refused Number of applications Granted Refused Number of applications Granted Refused Boroughs Hastings … … 49 49 — 89 57 32 65 65 — Birmingham … 1,545 1,541 4 2,683 1,846 837 1,629 1,629 — Coventry … … 500 500 — 718 663 55 435 435 — Solihull … … 56 56 — 55 49 6 60 60 — Dudley … … 66 65 1 178 139 39 62 53 9 Worcester … … 52 48 4 249 154 95 48 47 1 Kingston upon Hull 351 342 9 273 168 105 349 348 1 Teeside … … 497 477 20 1,296 1,054 242 499 489 10 York … … 50 50 — 234 230 4 50 50 — Barnsley … … 132 132 — 326 323 3 161 161 — Bradford … … 356 353 3 1,241 1,108 133 333 333 — Dewsbury … … 44 44 — 194 185 9 32 32 — Doncaster … … 49 37 12 147 123 24 72 72 — Halifax … … 91 89 2 211 170 41 82 81 1 Huddersfield … 137 134 3 150 108 42 121 120 1 Leeds … … 843 842 1 2,887 2,765 122 920 915 5 Rotherham … 101 101 — 210 185 25 94 94 — Sheffield … … 485 485 — 860 760 100 523 523 — Wakefield … … 83 83 — 171 163 8 78 78 — Cardiff … … 676 671 5 1,378 1,152 226 685 675 10 Merthyr Tydfil … 29 29 — 212 212 — 26 26 — Swansea … … 129 109 20 246 159 87 114 110 4 Total … … 52,836 32,022 814 84,904 71,705 13,199 35,400 35,203 197