§ Mr. Quentin DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people have been convicted in Northern Ireland of scheduled offences committed before 10 April 1998 between(a)11 April 1998 to 31 December 1998, (b) 1 January 1999 to 31 December 1999, (c) 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000, (d) 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2001 and (e) 1 January 2002 to present. [44328]
§ Jane KennedyThere were 114 convictions for scheduled offences between 11 April 1998 and 31 December 1998, which had been committed before 10 April 1998. Statistics for subsequent years cannot be provided as the data on scheduled offences are unreliable. A new database is currently being developed for courts and criminal records data since 1999. This development work has been required due to a change in the way in which the PSNI collect and store this information. It is unlikely that this system will be available for use before early summer 2002.