HC Deb 27 June 1990 vol 175 cc221-2W
Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions(a) under the race relations provisions of the Public Order Act 1986 and (b) under the Malicious Communications Act there have been since their passing.

Mr. John Patten

Information is given in the table. The 1989 data will not be available until the autumn.

Number of prosecutions under section 18 of the Public Order Act 1986 and the Malicious Communications Act 1988
England and Wales
Act 1987 1988
Public Order Act 19861 Section 18 6 22
Malicious Communications Act 19882 n/a 3

Persons indicted1 for homicide where one or more of the victims was aged under 16 years of age, by outcome of proceedings
Number of persons
Convicted of homicide
Year Indicted for homicide Murder Sec. 2 manslaughter Other manslaughter Infanticide
England and Wales
1982 68 18 22 19 6
1983 72 16 11 28 10
1984 64 8 13 29 2
1985 79 22 9 26 8
1986 60 18 7 18 3
1987 77 20 11 36 1
21988 58 12 6 28 6
Essex police force area
1982 1 1
1983 2 1 1
1984 1 1
1985 2 1 1
1986 2 1

1 Came into force on 1 January 1987.

2 Came into force on 29 September 1988.

n/a = Not available.

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