§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many prosecutions and convictions there have been under the incitement provisions of Part III of the Public Order Act 1986 in each of the last three years. [HL3239]
§ The Attorney-General (Lord Williams of Mostyn)Since 1997 there have been a total of 17 prosecutions under Part III of the Public Order Act 1986. Thirteen of the prosecutions have resulted in convictions. The detailed breakdown for each year is summarised below.
Year No Consent Applications Withdrawn Not granted Prosecuted Convicted 1997 12 2 10 9 1998 2 1 1 1 1999 4 4 3 2000 (to date) 2 2 results awaited