HC Deb 27 November 1987 vol 123 c368W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many juveniles were cautioned in each of the years 1985, 1986 and 1987; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

Statistics of cautions are published annually in "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales" in chapter 5 of the issues for 1985 and 1986 (Cmnd. 10 and Cmnd. 233, respectively), and more detail is given in "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales, Supplementary Tables, Volume 4" (tables S4.1 (C) and S4.1 (D) of the issues for 1985 and 1986). Copies of these are in the Library. Information for 1987 is not yet available.