HC Deb 02 June 1980 vol 985 cc518-9W
Mr. John MacKay

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convictions there have been under the Litter Act since its enactment.

Mr. Brittan

The information has been published annually since 1975 in " Criminal Statistics, England and Wales" (table 1(a)(iii) of the volume for 1978, Cmnd. 7670). The information available for earlier years is given in the following table:

Persons found guilty of offences under the Litter Acts 1958 and 1971
England and Wales
Year Number of persons
1964 2,866
1965 2,803
1966 2,670
1967 2,851
1968 2,342
1969 1,865
1970 1,777

PERSONS FOUND GUILTY AT ALL COURTS OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE SALMON AND FRESHWATER FISHERIES ACT 1975
England and Wales Number of persons
Found guilty Sentence
Year Absolute Conditional discharge Fine Imprisonment Borstal training
immediate Suspended
1976 1,129 29 25 1,075
1977 1,541 50 6 1,478 2 4 1
1978 1,550 44 10 1,495 1

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