§ Lord Hyltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many persons were detained in Northern Ireland under the Police and Criminal Evidence Order 1989, in each of the last five years; and how many persons were subsequently charged with scheduled offences. [HL3694]
§ Lord DubsThe following table shows the number of persons arrested under the Police and Criminal Evidence Order 1989 in each of the last five years and the total number charged with terrorist/serious public order offences.
Year No. of Arrests Persons charged* 1993 23,989 372 1994 25,579 349 1995 27,773 440 1996 26,062 595 1997 25,156 405 * Includes persons arrested under Section 14 of the Prevention of Terrorism Act and the Police and Criminal Evidence Act. It is not possible to determine which persons may have been arrested under PACT but may subsequently have been charged with a scheduled offence.