HL Deb 28 July 1988 vol 500 cc485-6WA
Lord Harris of Greenwich

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many male and female prisoners have been held overnight in police custody on each day since 20th May 1988 because of the present overcrowding in the prisons; and how many were held by each police force on 19th July 1988.

Earl Ferrers

The number of male and female prisoners held overnight in police cells in England and Wales on each day from 20th May was as follows:

Date Male Female
20 may 896 4
21–23 May 858 4
24 May 852 10
25 May 816 11
26 May 821 4
27 May 854 1
28–31 May 897 6
1 June 831 8
2 June 809 7
3 June 840 7
4–6 June 783 4
7 June 813 4
8 June 748 4
9 June 749 7
10 June 725 20
11–13 June 722 24
14 June 734 21
15 June 700 22
16 June 685 24
17 June 689 31
18–20 June 746 11
21 June 760 14
22 June 722 13
23 June 727 21
24 June 749 27
25–27 June 757 27
28 June 748 26
29 June 732 24
30 June 703 21
1 July 702 22
2–4 July 734 30
5 July 764 34
6 July 735 35
7 July 702 38

Date Male Female
8 July 715 33
9–11 July 762 35
12 July 762 43
13 July 711 48
14 July 670 51
15 July 715 37
16–18 July 742 34
19 July 712 33
20 July 671 28
21 July 659 31
22 July 610 39
23–25 July 645 42

The number of prisoners held by each police force on 19th July is listed below:

Bedfordshire 14
Cambridgeshire 17
City of London 21
Dorset 11
Essex 49
Greater Manchester Police 17
Hampshire 32
Hertfordshire 24
Kent 13
Leicestershire 8
Metropolitan 222
Norfolk 19
Northamptonshire 12
Nottinghamshire 18
South Yorkshire 59
Suffolk 11
Surrey 15
Sussex 35
Thames Valley 54
Warwickshire 18
West Midlands 76
Total 745