§ Mr. Proctorasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish figures in the Official Report showing the number of juveniles prosecuted by the police in each of the years 1974 to 1978 in the counties of Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk.
§ Mr. BrittanThe information requested on prosecutions is readily available only from 1976 and is given in the following table:
PERSONS AGED 10 AND UNDER 17 YEARS PROCEEDED AGAINST* IN MAGISTRATES' COURTS FOR ALL OFFENCES IN CERTAIN POLICE FORCE AREAS Number of persons Police Force 1976 1977 1978 Cambridgeshire 1,597 1,710 1,807 Essex 3,075 3,634 3,591 Norfolk 1,158 1,285 1,348 Suffolk 1,532 1,550 1,545 * Includes proceedings brought by others than the police.