HC Deb 03 May 1974 vol 872 c577W
Mr. George Cunningham

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the three tables regarding persons committed to prison in default of payment of a fine which were attached

TABLE 1
PERSONS COMMITTED TO PRISON FOR UP TO ONE MONTH IN DEFAULT OF PAYMENT OF A FINE WHO SERVED MORE THAN 80 PER CENT. OF THE SENTENCE TO BE SERVED AT THE TIME OF COMMITTAL TO PRISON FOR DEFAULT, AND WHO WERE DISCHARGED IN THE YEARS 1970, 1971 AND 1972
Year of discharge
Offence group 1970 1971 1972
Indictable 1,190 1,283 1,141
Non-indictable 2,471 2,551 2,466
Total 3,661 3,834 3,607
TABLE 2
BREAKDOWN OF NON-INDICTABLE OFFENCES SHOWN IN TABLE 1 ABOVE BY OFFENCES LISTED IN TABLE D.3 OF THE ANNUAL STATISTICAL VOLUME
Year of discharge
1970 1971 1972
Offence type Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent.
Drunkenness 1,800 72.9 1,792 70.3 1,812 73.5
Highway Act Offences 331 13.4 408 16.0 334 13.5
Begging, sleeping out 30 1.2 48 1.9 47 1.9
Offences in relation to prostitution 6 0.2 11 0.4 9 0.4
Other non-indictable offences 304 12.3 292 11.4 264 10.7
Total 2,471 100.0 2,551 100.0 2,466 100.0
TABLE 3
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION RELATES TO MALES AND FEMALES COMMITTED TO PRISON IN DEFAULT OF PAYMENT OF A FINE FOR DRUNKENNESS WHO WERE DISCHARGED DURING 1972 HAVING SERVED MORE THAN 80 PFR CENT. OF THE SENTENCE TO BE SERVED AT THE TIME OF COMMITTAL TO PRISON FOR DEFAULT
Males Females
Whether given time to pay Total discharged in 1972 Number who served over 80 per cent. of sentence Total discharged in 1972 Number who served over 80 per cent. of sentence
Given time to pay 1,198 689 39 26
Not given time to pay 1,389 1,042 95 75
Total 2,587 1,731 134 101