§ Mr. NellistTo ask the Attorney-General what assessment he has made of the annual cost to public funds of the time expended by court officials, the Crown Prosecution Service and police officers, in the metropolitan police area, in the arrest, detention and prosecution of young people under section 3 of the Vagrancy Act 1824.
§ The Attorney-GeneralNone. This information is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost to the taxpayer.