§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Attorney-General how many restraint and confiscation orders have been obtained in each of the last three years; and for what amounts. [17142]
§ Mr. MacleanI have been asked to reply.
337WInformation about the number of "restraint orders" made by the High Court is not collected centrally by my Department.
Information about the number of confiscation orders made by courts in England and Wales is given in the table.
Offenders ordered to pay confiscation orders under the Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986 and the Criminal Justice Act 1988 by amount and type of court 1992–94 England and Wales Legislation/court/amount 1992 1993 1994 DRUG TRAFFICKING OFFENCES ACT 1986 Crown Court Orders made Under £1,000 675 712 921 £1,000 and under £3,000 164 126 160 £3,000 and under £10,000 82 78 97 £10,000 and under £30,000 43 37 29 £30,000 and under £100,000 22 15 22 £100,000 and under £300,000 13 7 9 £300,000 and under £1 million 1 6 8 £1 million and over 2 2 2 Total 1,002 983 1,248 CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 1988 Magistrates' Court Orders made £10,000 and under £30,000 — — 1 £30,000 and under £100,000 — — — £100,000 and under £300,000 — — — £300,000 and under £1 million — — — £1 million and over — — — Total — — 1 Crown Court Orders made £10,000 and under £30,000 1 7 5 £30,000 and under £100,000 — 3 4 £100,000 and under £300,000 2 3 1 £300,000 and under £1 million — 2 1 £1 million and over — — 1 Total 3 15 12 The quality of Confiscation Order data recorded under the Criminal Justice Act 1988 Part VI is suspect as it is often wrongly recorded.