Public Order Act 1986 (Hansard, 27 February 1995)

HC Deb 27 February 1995 vol 255 c415W 415W

§ 34. Ms Lynne
To ask the Attorney-General how many applications from the Crown Prosecution Service to bring prosecutions under section 18 of the Public Order Act 1986 he has turned down.

§ The Attorney-General
Since the Public Order Act 1986 came into force, consent to prosecute under section 18 has been granted in five applications out of seven. I have also received 12 applications for consent to prosecute under other sections of part III of that Act, of which 10 have been granted and two have been refused.