Addictive Diseases Trust (Hansard, 24 January 1994)

§ Lady Olga Maitland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what contribution his Department makes towards the Addictive Diseases Trust.

§ Mr. Peter Lloyd
The Addictive Diseases Trust receives a grant of £18,000 towards the provision of drug counselling services at HM prison Downview for the period 1 September 1993 to 30 August 1994.

§ Lady Olga Maitland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the prisons which make available the services of the Addictive Diseases Trust to combat drug and alcohol abuse.

§ Mr. Peter Lloyd
Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Derek Lewis to Lady Olga Maitland, dated 24 January 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about prisons which make available the services of the Addictive Diseases Trust.

Table A

Notifiable offences recorded by the police, cautions and defendants prosecuted at the magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts for specific offences involving children under 16 years of age in (a) England and (b) Wales 1988

England Wales

Offence Recorded offences Cautioned Total proceeded against ¹Total found guilty Recorded offences Cautioned Total proceeded against ¹Total found guilty

INDICTABLE OFFENCES

Violence against the person

Murder of infant under 1 year of age N/a N/a 13 1 N/a N/a — —

Infanticide N/a N/a 1 3 N/a N/a — 1

Child destruction 8 N/a 2 — — N/a — —

Cruelty to, or neglect of, children N/a 53 187 140 N/a 7 42 25

Abandoning children under 2 years 19 11 — 1 4 — — —

Child abduction 152 17 54 23 4 1 2 3

Sexual offences

Buggery with a boy under the age of 16 or with a woman or an animal N/a N/a 300 219 N/a N/a 20 13

Attempt to commit buggery with a boy under the age of 16 or with a woman or an animal N/a N/a 26 29 N/a N/a 2 2

Indecent assault on male person under 16 years N/a N/a 537 447 N/a N/a 22 13

Indecent assault on a female person under 16 years N/a N/a 2,038 1,563 N/a N/a 121 87

44W
Currently, one prison, HMP Downview, makes the services of this organisation available to prisoners.

Table A
Notifiable offences recorded by the police, cautions and defendants prosecuted at the magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts for specific offences involving children under 16 years of age in (a) England and (b) Wales 1988
	England	Wales
Offence	Recorded offences	Cautioned	Total proceeded against	¹Total found guilty	Recorded offences	Cautioned	Total proceeded against	¹Total found guilty
INDICTABLE OFFENCES
Violence against the person
Murder of infant under 1 year of age	N/a	N/a	13	1	N/a	N/a	—	—
Infanticide	N/a	N/a	1	3	N/a	N/a	—	1
Child destruction	8	N/a	2	—	—	N/a	—	—
Cruelty to, or neglect of, children	N/a	53	187	140	N/a	7	42	25
Abandoning children under 2 years	19	11	—	1	4	—	—	—
Child abduction	152	17	54	23	4	1	2	3
Sexual offences
Buggery with a boy under the age of 16 or with a woman or an animal	N/a	N/a	300	219	N/a	N/a	20	13
Attempt to commit buggery with a boy under the age of 16 or with a woman or an animal	N/a	N/a	26	29	N/a	N/a	2	2
Indecent assault on male person under 16 years	N/a	N/a	537	447	N/a	N/a	22	13
Indecent assault on a female person under 16 years	N/a	N/a	2,038	1,563	N/a	N/a	121	87