§ Lord Dholakiaasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many prosecutions have been brought under Section 154 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, which deals with intentional harassment; what was the outcome; how many of these involved cases of racial harassment; and what was the outcome of those cases. [HL2195]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Williams of Mostyn)Information on the number of prosecutions by result for the offence of "Causing intentional harassment, alarm or distress" under Section 154 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 is given in the table.
The data held centrally on the Home Office Court Proceedings database do not identify whether any of the cases involved racial harassment.
Number of prosecutions under Section 1541 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 by result, England and Wales, 1995–1996 1995 1996 Total Prosecutions 100 516 Total Convictions 40 295 Total sentenced 40 295 Type of sentence given Discharge 10 64 Fine 23 152 Average fine £118 £146 Community sentence 5 44 Immediate custody 1 28 Average custodial sentence (months) 2.0 2.7 Other 1 7 1 Came into force on 3 February 1995.