HC Deb 20 June 1990 vol 174 cc570-1W
Mr. Fraser

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether it is the practice of the Metropolitan police to release to the press details of cautions given under the Attorney-General's guidelines.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

Upon request the Metropolitan police will(a) make available statistics of cautions given over a period and (b) confirm that an unnamed person arrested or reported for an offence has been dealt with by way of a caution. They will not disclose the identity of anyone who has been cautioned.

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