§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many successful(a) private and (b) local authority prosecutions have been brought under the Noise Act 1996 in each year since its enactment.[147208]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeLimited information, taken from the Home Office Court Proceedings Database showing the number of prosecutions and convictions under the Noise Act 1996, is given in the table.
Number of defendants prosecuted for offences under the Noise Act 1996 by type of proceedings and result, 1997–99 Type of proceedings Summons by Police Summons other police than by police 1 Total 1997 Prosecuted 1 4 2 Convicted — 2 2 1998 Prosecuted — 2 2 Convicted — 2 2 1999 Prosecuted — 2 2 Convicted — 1 1 1 Limited data and information are held centrally on the Home Office's Court Proceedings Database for summary offences. For these offences, it is not possible to identify further who issued the summons.