§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children and
Table A Total number of persons aged 10 to under 14 years cautioned and prosecuted for indictable drug offences by region 1984–1993 Region 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 North West 3 2 5 7 4 15 26 33 46 55 North East 1 1 1 2 1 7 11 14 23 27 Midlands 1 1 1 — 3 3 14 14 12 12 Eastern 2 — — 1 — 2 4 3 10 22 South East 13 11 5 6 26 38 56 44 54 73 Metropolitan Police 11 7 5 5 21 35 44 27 32 44 City of London — — — — — — 1 — — — Other 2 4 — 1 5 3 11 17 22 29 South West — 1 — — — — 3 10 10 18 Wales — — 4 1 3 — 4 10 7 17 England and Wales 20 16 16 17 37 65 118 128 162 224 580W
Table B Total number of persons aged 10 to under 14 years cautioned and prosecuted for indictable drug offences by police force area, 1984–1993 Police Force Area 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Avon and Somerset — — — — — — — — 2 2 Bedfordshire — — — — — — — — — — Cambridgeshire — — — — — — — — — 4 Cheshire — — — 3 — — 1 5 4 3 Cleveland — — — 1 — — 1 — 3 3 Cumbria — — — — — 2 1 1 2 8 Derbyshire — — — — — 1 — 1 2 3 Devon and Cornwall — — — — — — 2 5 5 7 Dorset — 1 — — — — 1 — — 2 Durham — — — — — — — — — 1 Essex 1 — — — 1 1 1 4 5 5 Gloucestershire — — — — — — — 1 3 3 Greater Manchester — — 2 2 2 5 13 13 27 22 Hampshire 1 1 — — 1 — 2 3 4 10 Hertfordshire — — — — — 1 — 1 3 4 Humberside — — — — — 1 2 — 1 5 Kent — 1 — — — 1 4 — 1 2 Lancashire — — — — — — 1 5 8 16 Leicestershire — — — 1 — — — 1 1 1 Lincolnshire — — — — — — 2 1 1 3 City of London — — — — — — 1 — — — Mersey side 3 2 3 2 2 8 10 9 5 6 Metropolitan Police 11 7 5 5 21 35 44 27 32 44 Norfolk — — — — — — 1 — 2 2 Northamptonshire — — — — — — — — 1 2 Northumbria — — — 1 — 1 1 — 2 5 North Yorkshire — — — — — — — 1 6 1 Nottinghamshire 1 — — — — — — — 3 4 South Yorkshire — — — — 1 3 1 6 2 5 Staffordshire — — — — — — — — — 1 Suffolk 1 — — — — 1 1 — — 3 Surrey — 1 — — — — 2 — 1 — Sussex — 1 — 1 1 — — 3 1 2 young people under the age of 14 years were arrested in connection with drug-related crimes for each of the last 10 years; how many were subsequently charged; and what is the breakdown of these figures (a) by local authority, (b) region and (c) police authority area. [30741]
§ Mr. Maclean[holding answer 26 June 1995]: As detailed information on arrests and on the number of people charged is not collected centrally, cautioning and court data is given in the tables.
It is possible to distinguish centrally only offenders who have committed drug offences as opposed to drug related offences. It is also not possible to identify the date by local authority area.
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Table B Total number of persons aged 10 to under 14 years cautioned and prosecuted for indictable drug offences by police force area, 198–1993 Police Force Area 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Thames Valley — — — — 2 — 2 6 1 6 Warwickshire — — — — — — 1 — 1 1 West Mercia — — — 1 — — — — 3 2 West Midlands 1 1 1 — 3 3 12 14 8 8 West Yorkshire 1 1 1 — — 2 6 7 9 7 Wiltshire — — — — — — — 4 — 4 Dyfed Powys — — 4 1 — — — 1 — — Gwent — — — — — — 2 2 1 5 North Wales — — — — — — 1 3 4 5 South Wales — — — — 3 — 1 4 2 7 England and Wales 20 16 16 17 37 65 118 128 162 224