§ Miss WiddecombeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many sex offender orders have been made to date in each police force area in England and Wales; how many have been(a) discharged and (b) breached; and if he will make a statement; [149162]
(2) how many child safety orders have been made to date in each police force area in England and Wales; how many have been (a) discharged and (b) breached; and if he will make a statement; [149164]
(3) how many parenting orders have been made to date in each police force area in England and Wales; how many have been (a) discharged and (b) breached; and if he will make a statement. [149163]
§ Mr. Charles Clarke[pursuant to his replies, 8 February 2001, c. 674W]: The information given in the table covering the number of Parenting Orders and Child Safety Orders made up to 31 May 2000 was incorrect. An updated table with amendments is given.
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Number of parenting, child safety and sex offender orders (as introduced under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998) made, discharged or breached within pilot areas and nationally up to 30 September 20001 Made Type of order and police force area Number up to 31 May 2000 Nationally from 1 June to 30 September 20001 Discharged Breached (up to June 2000)1 Northumbria — 4 — — Suffolk 10— 1 — — West Sussex 10— 1 — — Criminal courts 6284 227 n/a — Bedfordshire 48 — — — Devon and Cornwall 12 — — — Durham 10— 2 — — Greater Manchester 10— 4 — — Hampshire 44 — — — Lancashire 10— 6 — — Leicestershire 10— 1 — — Merseyside 27 — — — Metropolitan police 24 1 — — Northumbria 96 — — — Nottinghamshire 10— 2 — — South Yorkshire 12 1 — — Warwickshire 10— 2 — — West Midlands 21 3 — — Child Safety Order5 2 — 9n/a 10— Northumbria 2 — — — Care Order for Non-Compliance with Child Safety Orders — — n/a 10— 1 Provisional. 2 Implemented on 1 December 1998. 3 Data by area for Sex Offender Orders only available from 1 June 2000. 4 Subsection 2(7) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 provides that "except with the consent of both parties, no sex offender order shall be discharged before the end of the period of five years beginning with the date of service of the order". 5 Piloted from 30 September 1998 and implemented nationally from 1 June 2000. 6 An actual breakdown by type of court is not readily available for parenting orders made within the piloting period. Information suggests that 62 per cent. were made by criminal courts, 37 per cent. by civil courts and 1 per cent. at family proceedings courts. 7 Data for parenting orders given at criminal courts up to 30 June 2000 only. 8 Breach recorded in Dyfed-Powys police force area in 1999. 9 If the child fails to comply with any requirement, the court may, on application of the responsible officer, discharge the order and make in respect of him a care order under s31(10(a)) of the Children Act 1989. 10 Not applicable. n/a = not available