§ Dr. HendronTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many people have been charged with offences relating to(a) joyriding and (b) other traffic offences since 1 September 1994; [37040]
178W(2) how many people have been charged with offences relating to (a) joyriding and (b) other traffic offences in the nine months before 1 September 1994. [37041]
§ Sir John WheelerFigures for the number of persons charged are not available. The number of persons proceeded against at magistrates courts was as follows:
1 Dec 1993–31 August 1994 1 Sept 1994–31 May 1995 Number proceeded against for unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle1 420 408 Number proceeded against for other motoring offences2 16,815 17,375 Notes:
1 "Joyriding" is taken to be the offence of 'unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle'.
2 'Other traffic offences' is taken to mean summary motoring offences and to exclude indictable offences such as "reckless driving causing death/grievous bodily injury".