HC Deb 23 November 1993 vol 233 cc29-30W
Mrs. Roche

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects his Department's study of entry into the criminal justice system to report.

Mr. Maclean

A first report on this study is expected in July 1994. This report will cover decisions made by the police about whether to charge or caution suspects arrested and held at police stations. The report will also contain information about the ethnic origin and gender of those arrested, the proportion dealt with as mentally disordered or handicapped offenders, and the extent of offending on bail.

A further report on the study is expected to be available towards the middle of 1995. This will contain details of decisions made by the Crown Prosecution Service in relation to termination or continuance of proceedings and information about court outcomes and sentences.