§ Mr. Nigel JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in Gloucestershire were(a) arrested and (b) convicted for drug related incidents in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. [137937]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeInformation is not collated centrally on drug-related incidents or offences, neither are data collected centrally on arrests for drug offences. However, information is published annually in the Home Office Bulletin on Drug Seizure and Offender Statistics, United Kingdom, on the number of persons found guilty of, or cautioned for, drug offences. Information for the period 1990 to 1999 is given in the table.
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Number of people found guilty of or cautioned for, drug offences,Gloucestershire, 1990–99 Found guilty Cautioned Total persons 1990 154 187 341 1991 186 310 496 1992 187 432 619 1993 225 419 644 1994 249 553 802 1995 342 736 1,078 1996 368 517 885 1997 339 526 865 1998 496 890 1,386 1999 537 591 1,128 Source:
Drugs Research Unit, Home Office Research Development and Statistics Directorate