§ Lord Hoosonasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many juvenile offenders there were in England and Wales each year between 1980 and 1993; how many offences they committed in each of those years and how many of them re-offended either as juveniles or adults.
§ Baroness BlatchThe available information on the number of persons found guilty or cautioned for all152WA offences in England and Wales is presented in the following table.
Number of 10–16 year-olds found guilty or cautioned1 for all offences 1981–1993 England and Wales Year Found guilty Cautioned1 Found guilty and Cautioned1 1980 128,087 104,423 232,510 1981 118,260 108,237 226,497 1982 110,018 112,684 222,702 1983 100,445 115,437 215,882 1984 93,271 119,848 213,119 1985 82,631 134,567 217,198 1986 62,630 113,496 176,126 1987 53,597 114,401 167,998 1988 46,850 101,375 148,225 1989 40,373 96,627 137,000 1990 37,255 112,081 149,336 1991 32,544 105,662 138,206 1992 29,006 112,867 141,873 1993 29,260 99,870 129,130 1 Excludes motoring offences. Annual information on the number of offences committed and on reoffending is not readily available. An analysis of a sample of 700 court appearances for serious2 offences by offenders aged 10–16 in 1987 showed that there were about 1.7 offences per court appearance on average and that around 80 per cent. had a further conviction for a serious2 offence before the end of 1992. A separate sample of 2,150 offenders aged 10–16 cautioned in 1985 showed that around 30 per cent. were subsequently convicted of a serious2 offence within five years of the caution.
2All indictable offences plus serious summary offences.