§ Baroness Buscombeasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many prosecutions there were in 2000 under Section 61(4) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 of persons who failed to leave the land on which they were believed to be trespassing after being directed to do so by a police officer; and [HL1406]
How many persons were arrested in 2000 under Section 61(5) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994; and [HL1407]
How many vehicles appearing to belong to a trespasser or to be in a trespasser's possession or to be under a trespasser's control were seized and 107WA removed in 2000 by a constable exercising his powers under Section 62 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994. [HL1408]
§ Lord Bassam of BrightonInformation for 2000 is not yet available.
Information taken from the Home Office's Court Proceedings Database, however, shows that three persons were prosecuted for offences under Section 61(4) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 in England and Wales in 1999. There were no prosecutions in Scotland and data for Northern Ireland for 1999 are not yet available.
Details of persons arrested under Section 61(5) and vehicles seized under Section 62 of the Act are not available centrally.