§ Mr. Robert McCartneyTo ask the Attorney-General how many cases were sent forward for prosecution by the Northern Ireland Director of Public Prosecutions over the last 12 quarters, specifying the numbers of people so charged during those quarters; and if he will make a statement about the implications of the figures. [38482]
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§ The Attorney-GeneralStatistics are not kept by the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland in the form as sought in the question. The director keeps statistics in relation to the number of files submitted to him for his decision. Statistics are also kept as to the number of persons prosecuted. These are as follows:
Quarter Files received Prosecutions directed (persons) 1992 July-September 2,854 2,192 1992 October-December 2,748 2,126 1993 January-March 2,720 2,111 1993 April-June 2,570 1,975 1993 July-September 2,571 1,942 1993 October-December 2,708 2,072 1994 January-March 2,898 2,229 1994 April-June 2,934 2,294 1994 July-September 3,056 2,442 1994 October-December 3,087 2,474 1995 January-March 3,154 2,544 1995 April-June 2,423 1,880 Total 33,723 26,281