§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of women (a) cautioned for and (b) charged with soliciting in the Greater London area and the London borough of Wandsworth, respectively, in each of the last five years; of those charged in Wandsworth, how many were sent to prison for the offence; and, of those fined, what was the highest and lowest fine in each year.
§ Mr. BrittanThe only information readily available relates to offenders cautioned or convicted in the whole of the Metropolitan Police district in 1978, and is given in the following table: information for 1979 is not yet available. The other information requested could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Females found guilty of, or cautioned for, offences of loitering or soliciting in a public place for the purpose of prostitution.
Metropolitan Police District 1979 Number of females Cautioned 3,994 Found guilty 1,736 of whom Fined 1,101 Sentenced to immediate imprisonment 59