§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what is the practice and policy of the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis in respect of cautioning persons who have been apprehended following a reported or suspected burglary; and if he will make a statement; [11261]
(2) how many people have been cautioned in the Metropolitan police area over the past two years following their being apprehended following a reported or suspected burglary. [11262]
§ Mr. Maclean[holding answers 29 January 1996]: I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that Metropolitan police practice and policy on the cautioning of offenders follows guidance provided in the Home Office circular number 18 of 1994 "The Cautioning of Offenders".
During 1994, 959 people were cautioned in the Metropolitan police district for burglary offences. Figures for 1995 are not yet available.