§ Mr. Douglas-Mannasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) why no information as to contribution orders was set out in the Legal Aid Tables of the Criminal Statistics for England and Wales 1974, Command Paper No. 6168; and whether such information will be available in future criminal statistics as it has been in the past;
(2) why no information as to the number of defendants appearing unrepresented in the Crown Court was set out in the Legal Aid Tables of the Criminal Statistics for England and Wales 1974, Command Paper No. 6168, as in the past; and whether such information will be available in future criminal statistics.
§ Mr. Alexander W. LyonThe change, in 1974, in the content and presentation of legal aid information given in the Criminal Statistics Command Paper was made in response to various requests for
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APPLICATIONS FOR LEGAL AID GRANTED BY MAGISTRATES' COURTS AND JUVENILE COURTS IN INNER LONDON IN 1973 Number of applications Granted for the following Applications Applications granted Summary proceedings Committal proceedings For trial on indictment Bow Street 2,682 2,547 1,435 528 501 Camberwell 3,249 2,979 1,299 826 780 Clerkenwell 1,854 1,663 713 486 397 East Central 39 24 21 2 — Great Marlborough Street 3,067 2,765 1,469 608 556 Greenwich 563 481 387 10 37 Hampstead 410 410 215 96 96 Lambeth 132 128 87 5 21 Marylebone 2,082 2,049 960 522 515 North London 1,227 1,103 389 354 325 Old Street 1,212 877 387 240 240 South Western (Lavender Hill) 2,495 2,306 1,032 547 630 Thames (Aylward Street) 18 18 8 10 — Thames (Hackney and Poplar) 1,902 1,747 805 678 234 Tower Bridge 1,143 1,055 444 291 301 Wells Street 299 238 118 14 84 West London (Southcombe Street) 2,427 2,371 1,128 634 520 West London (Walton Street) 13 4 2 1 1 Woolwich 825 736 245 241 225 All juvenile courts 2,497 2,456 2,392 4 9 Total 28,136 25,957 13,536 6,097 5,472 other information. However, consideration is being given to including in the 1975 volume some data of the type given in earlier volumes.
§ Mr. Douglas-Mannasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for legal aid were made in each of the Inner London magistrates' courts in the years 1973, 1974 and 1976; and in each case how many were granted, distinguishing between summary proceedings, committal proceedings and legal aid given for the purpose of proceedings in the Crown Court.
§ Mr. Alexander W. LyonThe information for 1973 and 1974 is set out below with separate figures for summary proceedings, committal proceedings and trial on indictment. The total number of applications granted includes also legal aid granted for other proceedings before magistrates' courts, for appeals to the Crown Court and for cases committed to the Crown Court for sentence or to be dealt with. Information for 1975 is not yet available.
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APPLICATIONS FOR LEGAL AID GRANTED BY MAGISTRATES' COURTS AND JUVENILE COURTS IN INNER LONDON IN 1974 Number of applications Granted for the following Applications Applications granted Summary proceedings Committal proceedings For trial on indictment Bow Street 2,971 2,832 1,540 572 621 Camberwell Green 3,839 3,593 1,828 859 822 Clerkenwell 2,157 2,013 875 562 506 East Central 83 38 23 8 6 Great Marlborough Street 3,469 3,276 1,726 721 644 Greenwich 1,299 1,248 940 89 107 Hampstead 679 671 340 159 161 Lambeth 28 25 13 — 6 Marylebone 1,891 1,867 841 382 600 North London 2,705 2,607 1,161 679 682 Old Street 1,678 1,259 640 294 303 South Western (Lavender Hill) 2,717 2,409 1,049 635 617 Thames (Hackney and Poplar) 1,943 1,736 911 449 347 Tower Bridge 1,179 1,057 484 277 274 Wells Street 452 360 202 28 110 West London (Southcombe Street) 3,144 2,875 1,532 754 457 West London (Walton Street) 29 20 10 5 5 Woolwich 694 658 223 203 202 All juvenile courts 3,443 3,371 2,941 19 3 Total 34,400 31,915 17,279 6,695 6,473