§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases have been brought under the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 in each year; how many cases were successfully prosecuted each year; and how many of such cases were based on the contents of directors' reports and company returns.
§ Mr. John PattenThe information on the number of prosecutions and convictions is given in the table. We cannot identify from the information held centrally the number of cases which were based on the contents of directors' reports and company returns.
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Number of defendants prosecuted and convicted under the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 19811 2 Year Prosecutions Convictions 1981 262 245 1982 2,429 2,424 1983 2,791 2,864 1984 3,482 3,252 1985 3,943 3,817 1986 3,254 3,095 1987 3,109 2,907 1988 3,039 2,660 1989 2,730 2,428 1 Data also include prosecutions under the Mental Health Act 1983 s126 (1) and (2), and Post Office (Protection) Act 1984 s11 (in part). 2 The Act came into force on 28 October 1981.