§ Mr. Charles Irvingasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many juveniles were sent to borstal in 1969, 1974 and 1975, respectively.
§ Mr. JohnThe numbers of persons aged 15 or 16 years sentenced to borstal training by all courts in England and Wales in 1969, 1974 and 1975 were 818, 1,622 and 1,854 respectively.
572Wwhy figures for fines imposed but unpaid on 30th June 1976 are not available for inner London; and whether he has any evidence that these figures are likely to be similar to those for petty sessional divisions in the outer London commission areas.
§ Mr. JohnBecause of the nature of the accounting arrangements in the inner London courts, which are not such as to enable these figures to be produced. The accounting system in inner London is being reorganised, but it will be some considerable time before this reorganisation is completed. I have no reason to believe that general trends in inner London differ substantially from those in outer London.
Responsibility for the administration of magistrates' courts in inner London rests with the Committee of Magistrates.