§ Mr. JannerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been prosecuted for forgery of banknotes during each of the past five years for which records are available.
§ Mr. JackData collected centrally does not distinguish between offences involving coins or notes. The table shows the number of prosecutions for forgery of coins and notes from 1986 to 1990. Provisional 1991 data will be available before the end of 1992.
Number of persons prosecuted in England and Wales under the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 Sections 14 to 19. Year Prosecutions 1986 314 1987 195 1988 99 1989 67 1990 169