§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total number of(a) criminal prosecutions, (b) either-way case prosecutions, (c) summary only prosecutions and (d) indictment only prosecutions in each of the last 10 years. [99790]
§ Mr. StrawThe information is contained in the table.
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Number of defendants prosecuted at magistrates courts by type of offences, 1988–98 England and Wales Year Indictable only Triable either way Summary non motoring Summary motoring Total 19881 21,220 452,751 542,724 846,486 1,863,181 19891 23,121 425,936 568,469 846,618 1,864,144 19901 24,115 444,470 576,977 846,022 1,891,584 19911 26,695 462,362 573,331 893,529 1,955,917 19921 28,277 462,000 601,468 938,165 2,029,910 1993 29,176 449,632 580,828 896,635 1,956,271 19941 30,554 466,772 586,784 863,055 1,947,165 19951 29,430 434,091 523,038 849,748 1,836,307 19961 32,119 432,558 607,633 847,184 1,919,494 1997 32,269 454,432 530,612 838,020 1,855,333 1998 33,032 477,465 591,831 849,587 1,951,915 1For these years it is known that there were relatively small shortfalls in the number of proceedings reported to the Home Office.