HC Deb 13 June 1990 vol 174 cc192-3W
Mr. Nellist

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis on those detained, following the 31 March incident in Trafalgar square, as to hose(a) released without charge, and (b) charged, by offence, and by age, sex and place of residence.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

I am informed by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that by 8 June 471 people have been arrested in connection with the disorder which occurred during and following the demonstration against the community charge which took place in London on 31 March. Of these, 58 were subsequently released without charge.

The information readily available about the charges preferred and the age and sex of those charged with these offences is set out in table 1:

Age
Charge 14–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 Over 35 Total
Public Order Act
Section 4 4 3 1 — — 8
Section 5 3 — — — — 3
Grievous bodily harm — — — — — —
Other assaults 2 4 2 — — 8
Burglary 7 — — 1 — 8
Theft 3 2 — — — 5
Dishonest handling 1 — — — — 1
Criminal damage 1 — — — 1 2
Arson — — — — — —
Enclosed premises — — — — — —
Obstructing police 2 3 3 — — 8
Highway obstruction 1 3 1 — 1 6
Drunk and disorderly — — — — — —
Drugs — 1 — — — 1
Total 28 20 12 1 2 163
1 Some individuals may be charged with more than one offence.

The stated place of residence of those arrested (including those subsequently released without charge) is set out in table 2:

Table 2
Numbers
London 245
No Fixed Abode 31
Essex 21
Hampshire 15
Avon and Somerset 15
Surrey 16
Kent 14
Hertfordshire 9
Sussex 9
Yorkshire 8
Nottinghamshire 8
Berkshire 7
Greater Manchester 6
Lancashire 5
West Midlands 5
Cambridgeshire 4
Merseyside 5
Buckinghamshire 4
Dyfed 3
Humberside 3
Leicestershire 3
Suffolk 3
Oxfordshire 3
Wiltshire 3
Eire 3
Channel Islands 2
Cleveland 2
Dorset 2
Spain 1
Malta 1
Derbyshire 1
Devon 1
Gloucestershire 1
Norfolk 1
Northamptonshire 1
Staffordshire 1
Warwickshire 1
Worcestershire 1
Glamorgan 1
Dumfries 1
Shropshire 1
France 1
Strathclyde 1
Rosshire 1
Gwent 1
Total 471