HL Deb 13 July 1999 vol 604 cc13-4WA
Lord Janner of Braunstone

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What were the number of court convictions of:

  1. (a) women; and
  2. (b) young people
since 1992. [HL3450]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Data for England and Wales and Northern Ireland are given in the following table:

Number of females and young people1 convicted at all courts for all offence, England and Wales2 and Northern Ireland, 1992–97
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Females
England & Wales2 258,990 251,062 251,046 217,983 260,982 217,137
Northern Ireland 3,431 3,531 3,219 3,400 3,319 3,531
Young people1
England & Wales2 63,231 55,356 62,062 67,864 74,675 79,151
Northern Ireland 742 769 879 1,009 972 955
1 For England and Wales young people are defined as 10–17 year olds while for Northern Ireland they are defined as 10–16 year olds.
2 In England and Wales there are known shortfalls in the recording of data in 1992 and 1994 to 1996.