§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department in how many and what percentage of cases in each of the last five years before the rules on committal were changed magistrates refused to commit the accused for trial in a high court; in how many and what percentage of such cases was committal refused in each of the years since the rules were changed; and in how many and what percentage of such cases before and after the change in the rules was the charge re-preferred against the accused because further evidence became available.
§ Mr. Alexander W. LyonFollowing is the available information. The rules relating to committal for trial were changed on 1st January 1968.
241WComparable figures for 1963 are not available. Information is not available about those cases where the charge was re-preferred against the accused because further evidence became available.