§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what number and proportion of cautioned juvenile offenders in the latest available year had been cautioned on(a) one previous occasion, (b) two previous occasions, and (c) more than two previous occasions respectively;
(2) what number and proportion of cautioned juvenile offenders in the latest available year in (a) the Metropolitan police district, (b) south Wales, (c) Greater Manchester, (d) Merseyside, (e) the west midlands, (f) 451W West Yorkshire, and (g) Northumbria had been cautioned on (i) one previous occasion, (ii) on two previous occasions, and (iii) on more than two previous occasions respectively.
§ Mr. JackThe information requested is in the tables. This information has been produced from a study of persons cautioned during the week of 25 to 29 November
Table 1 Juveniles in 1991 cautions sample by previous cautioning history Number of previous cautions Police force area 0 1 2 More than 2 Total persons Metropolitan 59 25 10 9 103 South Wales 24 5 2 2 33 Greater Manchester 92 20 5 3 120 Merseyside 23 5 1 — 29 West Midlands 62 8 3 3 76 West Yorkshire 108 33 13 2 156 Northumbria 36 7 5 — 48 All police forces 985 202 101 46 1,244
Table 2 Juveniles in 1991 cautions sample by previous cautioning history Percentage previously cautioned Police force area 0 1 2 More than 2 Total in sample (=100 per cent.) Metropolitan 57 24 10 9 103 South Wales 73 15 6 6 33 Greater Manchester 77 17 4 3 120 Merseyside 79 17 3 — 29 West Midlands 82 11 4 4 76 West Yorkshire 69 21 8 1 156 Northumbria 75 15 10 — 48 All police forces 73 16 8 3 1,244 Percentages may not add up to exactly 100 per cent, due to rounding.