§ Mr. Jannerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) males and (b) females above and below pensionable age, respectively, have been (c) convicted and (d) acquitted of shoplifting offences for each of the last five years for which records are available in (i) Essex, (ii) Northamptonshire and (iii) the Metropolitan area.
§ Mr. MellorI shall reply as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Jannerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) males and (b) females of pensionable age have been (i) convicted and (ii) acquitted of shoplifting offences for each of the last five years for which records are available; and what proportion of the total number these figures represent.
§ Mr. MellorThe readily available information is given in the following table.
To provide details for earlier years would involve disproportionate cost.
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Persons of pensionable age found guilty or acquitted of shoplifting England and Wales Number of persons and percentages Found guilty Acquitted Number of persons As a percentage of total (all ages) Number of persons As a percentage of total (all ages) 1980 1981 1982 1980 1981 1982 1980 1981 1982 1980 1981 1982 Magistrates' courts Males 1,304 1,060 1,022 3 2 2 160 139 120 7 6 4 Females 2,398 1,757 1,666 8 6 5 369 323 307 15 13 13 Crown Court Males 19 23 10 1 1 -* † † † † † † Females 54 37 35 4 3 3 † † † † † † * Less than 0.5 per cent. † not available.
§ Mr. Jannerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) males, and (b) females above and below pensionable age, respectively, have been (i) convicted and (ii) acquitted of shoplifting offences for each of the last five years for which records are available while undergoing medical treatment.
§ Mr. MellorThe information requested is not available.