§ Sir Bernard Braineasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convictions there have been for the purchase and consumption of intoxicating liquor by persons under 18 years of age for each of the past five years.
§ Mr. MayhewThe information available is given in the following table; figures for 1980 are not yet available.
of the Metropolitan Police Act 1839 and the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, respectively, were made in each division of the Metropolitan Police area for each month in 1978, 1979 and 1980; how many arrests resulted for what offences; and what was the racial identity of those stopped and arrested.
§ Mr. Raison[pursuant to his reply, 8 June 1981, c. 11]: I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that separate statistics are not available for stops under section 66 of the Metropolitan Police Act. The information currently available is given in the following tables; the figures are based on information recorded in station registers for operational purposes and as this form is unsuited to the preparation of statistical summaries the resultant figures may be subject to some error. Figures for 1980 of stops under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 are not yet available separately. Details of the racial appearance of persons stopped and the offences for which those subsequently arrested were suspected are not collected centrally on a regular basis nor are monthly figures readily available, and such information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
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TABLE ONE Persons and vehicles stopped and resultant arrests* (including stops and arrests under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971).Metropolitan Police District District Persons and Vehicles Stopped Resultant Arrests* 1978 1979 1980 1979 1980 A 25,829 22,882 23,838 2,053 1,898 B 20,096 21,542 33,118 2,129 3,809 C 24,173 25,848 35,157 3,702 4,830 D 23,468 22,764 27,985 2,386 2,090 E 24,130 24,374 24,635 2,344 1,861 F 20,934 20,862 25,587 1,932 2,016 G 15,905 15,850 17,299 2,127 2,148 H 14,524 17,262 24,229 2,385 2,590 I 20,941 22,127 25,123 1,435 1,549 J 16,133 18,811 18,021 1,717 1,566 K 31,324 27,376 32,196 3,861 3,764 L 32,320 21,174 29,536 3,623 3,689 M 33,144 34,485 40,216 3,262 3,480 N 18,047 18,332 22,427 2,452 3,401 P 33,401 27,764 30,509 4,232 3,575 Q 26,200 28,457 33,227 3,047 2,686 R 26,877 29,088 25,826 2,575 3,022 S 25,137 25,789 24,355 1,915 1,967 T 26,107 21,910 26,216 2,209 2,288 V 22,725 14,267 17,021 1,866 1,762 W 23,202 23,793 23,215 2,421 2,074 X 16,964 21,102 27,701 2,243 2,472 Y 30,920 31,434 25,834 3,031 2,744 Z 34,843 32,246 32,218 3,509 3,053 TA —— —— —— —— —— MPD 587,344 569,539 645,489 62,456 64,334 * Persons proceeded against by means of a charge, referral to juvenile bureau, a caution or in some other way; arrests not followed by any action are not included.
TABLE 2 Persons and vehicles stopped under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and resultant arrests* Metropolitan Police District District Persons and Vehicles Stopped Resultant Arrests* 1978 1979 1978 1979 A 653 480 246 213 B 245 818 25 703 C 2,417 2,183 701 692 D 676 863 327 333 E 182 247 91 137 F 215 365 91 111 G 23 122 20 65 H 68 43 39 36 I 44 47 21 35 J 36 53 24 38 K 97 94 42 59 L 289 162 139 112 M 106 131 73 65 N 137 96 89 45 P 233 160 119 109 Q 188 181 81 56 R 60 43 24 42 S 200 79 42 51 T 96 68 48 40 V 67 45 47 29 w 185 123 68 83 X 48 31 25 20 Y 61 68 44 48 Z 86 97 57 41 TA — — — — Total MPD 6,412 6,599 2,483 3,163 * Persons proceeded against by means of a charge, referral to juvenile bureau, a caution or in some other way; arrests not followed by any action are not included