HC Deb 24 October 1985 vol 84 cc212-7W
Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the location in London in which prisoners have been detained in police cells in 1985.

Mr. Mellor

The Metropolitan police support headquarters at Lambeth, the Highbury Corner, Camberwell Green and Horseferry Road and South Western magistrates' courts and, occasionally, a number of police stations.

Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the number of (a) men, (b) women and (c) juveniles in police cells at the latest available date.

Mr. Mellor

On 17–18 October there was one male adult and six male young offenders aged 17 to 21 held in police cells.

Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the longest period of time a prisoner has been detained in police cells in 1985.

Mr. Mellor

Twenty-nine nights.

Adult males Females Males under 21 Total
Met Police Other Forces Met Police Other Forces Met Police Other Forces
April
1– 2 24 — — — — — 24
2– 3 38 — — — 5 — 43
3– 4 — — 3 6 — — 9
8– 9 23 — 4 4 2 — 33
9–10 8 — — — 2 — 10
10–11 5 — — — — — 5
12–15 8 — — — — — 8
15–16 26 — — — 7 — 33
16–17 43 — — — 3 — 46
17–18 37 — — — — 1 38
18–19 44 2 — — — — 46
19–22 54 2 — — — — 56
22–23 71 11 — — 1 — 83
23–24 77 13 — — 1 — 91
24–25 86 5 — — — — 91
25–26 82 4 — — 3 — 89
26–29 77 6 — — — — 83
29–30 98 3 — — 3 — 104
30– 1 59 — — 3 — 3 65
May
1– 2 29 — — — 11 — 40
2– 3 4 — — — 1 — 5
3– 7 12 — 5 — 4 — 21
7– 8 4 — 17 2 1 — 24
8– 9 — — 8 1 4 — 13
9–10 — — — 1 8 — 9
10–13 — — 6 — — — 6
13–14 1 — 8 1 11 — 21
14–15 15 — 1 — — — 16
15–16 10 — — — 6 — 16
16–17 7 — — — 6 — 13
17–20 4 — — — 16 — 20
20–21 9 — — — — — 9
21–22 7 — — — 10 — 17
22–23 12 4 — — 4 — 20
23–24 — — — — — — —
24–28 23 5 6 31 10 — 75
28–29 7 — — 17 17 — 41
29–30 — — 2 — 13 — 15
30–31 17 — 5 — 3 1 26
31– 3 6 — — — 17 — 23
June
3– 4 6 — — 1 18 — 25
4– 5 — — — 1 4 1 6
5– 6 2 — — 1 6 — 9
6– 7 11 — — 1 14 4 30
7–10 13 3 — — 14 — 30
10–11 20 — — 1 14 — 35
11–12 — — 6 — 10 — 16
12–13 — — 3 — 14 1 18
13–14 12 3 — — 8 — 23
14–17 7 9 10 2 4 1 33
17–18 39 16 10 — 9 — 74
18–19 16 19 — — 10 1 46
19–20 18 16 7 — 14 — 55
20–21 27 16 — — 7 9 59
21–24 19 14 9 — 7 — 49

Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of (a) men, (b) women and (c) juveniles in custody in police cells on each day in 1985 by location.

Mr. Mellor

Between 1 April and 18 October the available information is as follows: figures are not separately recorded for juveniles but I am not aware that there were any such cases.

Adult males Females Males under 21 Total
Met Police Other Forces Met Police Other Forces Met Police Other Forces
24–25 60 5 7 — 7 4 83
25–26 60 9 8 1 10 1 89
26–27 24 3 19 — 8 7 61
27–28 13 2 14 — 21 1 51
28– 1 39 20 15 — 19 3 96
July
1– 2 47 18 10 — 18 13 106
2– 3 59 14 24 — 25 15 137
3–4 41 6 26 — 21 8 102
4– 5 35 3 27 6 22 3 96
5– 8 — 2 27 — 20 1 50
8– 9 — 6 25 — 5 5 41
9– 10 1 — 28 — 2 9 40
10– 11 — — 33 1 2 6 42
11– 12 21 — 37 — — 16 74
12– 15 1 2 30 1 7 1 42
15–16 17 6 35 — 5 9 72
16–17 9 2 35 — 13 8 67
17–18 9 6 35 6 10 1 67
18–19 21 — 35 — 5 4 65
19–22 8 2 36 6 4 2 58
22–23 14 9 30 7 6 7 73
23–24 14 12 33 1 13 9 82
24–25 5 6 35 1 8 2 57
25–26 5 5 22 — 7 8 47
26–29 45 21 13 — 5 4 88
29–30 31 37 8 — — 2 78
30–31 17 14 10 — 15 8 64
31– 1 6 14 2 1 — 9 32
August
1–2 21 2 — — 7 9 39
2–5 35 6 3 — 9 8 61
5–6 72 28 — — 5 16 121
6–7 73 28 — — 7 23 131
7–8 63 47 — — 3 28 141
8–9 36 40 — — 2 23 101
9–12 44 42 — — 4 18 108
12–13 45 48 — — 6 19 118
13–14 58 63 — — 4 20 145
14–15 49 43 — — — 18 110
15–16 35 43 — — 2 15 95
16–19 13 35 — — — 14 62
19–20 12 43 — 1 10 22 106
20–21 24 47 — 1 12 22 106
21–22 8 38 1 — 4 29 80
22–23 31 38 — — 19 31 119
23–27 2 34 — — 3 28 67
27–28 — 32 — — — 37 69
28–29 — 31 — — 6 27 64
29–30 3 25 1 — 11 15 55
30–2 1 26 — — 18 25 70
September
2–3 — 23 — — 32 15 70
3–4 — 22 3 1 35 16 77
4–5 — 19 — 12 35 22 88
5–6 4 20 — 9 35 19 87
6–9 — 32 — — 34 17 83
9–10 15 35 1 — 27 19 97
10–11 — 38 — 1 23 19 81
11–12 — 42 2 2 28 20 94
12–13 11 35 9 3 28 17 103
13–16 1 — 12 — 25 1 39
16–17 39 — 5 — 30 — 74
17–18 34 — 7 — 21 1 63
18–19 16 — 5 — 22 — 43
19–20 15 — — — 23 — 38
20–23 26 — — — 30 — 56
23–24 20 — — — 35 — 55
24–25 40 1 — 1 47 — 89
25–26 31 1 — — 34 — 66
26–27 17 1 — 1 9 — 28
27–30 5 — — 1 — 1 7
30–1 13 — — 2 3 — 18

Adult males Females Males under 21 Total
Met Police Other Forces Met Police Other Forces Met Police Other Forces
October
1– 2 17 3 — — 1 — 21
2– 3 15 — — — — — 15
3– 4 4 — — — — 3 7
4– 7 6 — — — 9 — 15
7– 8 20 — — — 14 — 34
8– 9 12 — — — — — 12
9–10 11 — — — — — 11
10–11 — — — — — — —
11–14 17 — — — — — 17
14–15 19 2 — 2 9 — 32
15–16 35 1 — — 1 — 37
16–17 25 — 3 — — — 28
17–18 — 1 — — 6 — 7

For information about numbers during the period 1 January-31 March 1985, I refer the hon. Member to my reply to his question on 23 April, col. 396.