§ Mr. GerrardTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what percentage of offenders appearing before the courts in the London borough of Waltham Forest were unemployed in each of the last three years for which figures are available;
(2) what percentage of offenders in the London borough of Waltham Forest were under 21 years old in the last three years for which figures are available.
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§ Mr. JackInformation is not collected centrally on the employment status of defendants appearing before the courts. The table shows the number and percentage of offenders by age convicted at Waltham Forest petty sessional division and at the Crown Court who were committed by Waltham Forest petty sessional division 1989 to 1991, which is provisional. Information on cautioning is available for police force areas.
Number and percentage of offenders under 21 and all ages found guilty at Waltham Forest petty sessional division and at the Crown Court by committing Waltham Forest petty sessional division and type of offence 1989–19911 Year/Type of offence Under 21 All Ages No. Per cent. = 100 per cent. 1989 Indictable offences 490 38 1,291 Summary non-motoring offences 233 14 1,661 Summary motoring offences 159 12 1,325 All offences 882 21 4,277 1990 Indictable offences 468 37 1,281 Summary non-motoring offences 247 10 2,502 Summary motoring offences 114 11 1,077 All offences 829 17 4,860 19911 Indictable offences 428 33 1,293 Summary non-motoring offences 207 10 2,115 Summary motoring offences 184 7 2,564 All offences 819 14 5,972 1 Provisional