HC Deb 23 October 2002 vol 391 cc326-9W
Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many drug offences were(a) recorded, (b) prosecuted and (c) the subject of convictions in each month since June 2000 in the Lambeth division of the Metropolis; on how many occasions in each month (i) formal and (ii) informal warnings were given to illegal users; and on how many occasions supplies of drugs were confiscated. [67192]

Mr. Bob Ainsworth

[holding answer 5 July 2002]Information relating to possession and trafficking (including unlawful supply, possession with intent to supply unlawfully, etc) of all classes of drugs for each month from June 2000 to June 2002 in the London Borough of Lambeth is given in Table 1. Drugs were found and confiscated in all these incidents. The table presents information on the number of offences recorded and "clear-ups" involving charges or summonses. The Metropolitan Police do not record details of convictions; and information from the Home Office Court Proceedings database is not yet available for 2001 and 2002.

Table 1 Drug Offences1 within Lambeth Borough, by Month, June 2000—June 2002
2000 (a) Recorded (b) Clear-ups involving charges/summonses
June 156 71
July 111 63
August 103 55
September 88 43
October 116 45
November 121 62
December 89 40
2001
January 94 64
February 112 58
March 95 41
April 96 42
May 134 67
June 164 46
July 148 64
August 112 42
September 133 27
October 132 30
November 128 32
December 102 23
2002
January 121 31
February 181 33
March 282 39

(a) Unlawful Import (b) Possession with intent to supply unlawfully (c) Unlawful supply (d) Permitting premises to be used unlawfully (e) Unlawful possession (f) Total
2000
July 0 9 1 0 29 39
August 0 5 6 0 18 29
September 0 11 3 0 l7 31
October 0 6 5 0 12 23
November 0 8 8 0 14 30
December 0 3 4 0 10 17
2001 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)
January 0 13 4 0 26 43
February 0 12 7 0 18 37
March 0 8 7 0 8 23
April 0 16 2 0 14 32
May 0 10 4 1 17 32
June 0 15 3 0 11 29
July 0 4 41 0 9 54
August 0 3 6 0 18 27
September 0 3 4 0 11 18
October 0 4 3 0 15 22

Table 1 Drug Offences1 within Lambeth Borough, by Month, June 2002—June 2002
2000 (a) Recorded (b) Clear-ups involving charges/summonses
April 179 32
May 274 85
June 320 32

Note:

1 Offences detected and police action initiated.

Source:

Metropolitan Police Service

Data on the number of defendants proceeded against and found guilty of drug offences in the borough of Lambeth are not available.

Details of informal warnings for the period July 2001—June 2002 are given in Table 2.

Table 2 Number of Persons Accused of Being in Possession of Cannabis in Lambeth and Who Received an Informal Warning, by Month, July 2001—June 2002
2001 Informal warnings given
July 19
August 23
September 39
October 35
November 44
December 51
2002 Informal warnings given
January 67
February 50
March 115
April 95
May 100
June 241

Source:

Metropolitan Police Service

Details of the number of arrests for Class A drugs offences in Lambeth during the period July 2000—June 2002 are given in Table 3.

Table 3 Totals of Arrests Made in Lambeth for Class a Drug Offences, by Month, July 2000—June 2002
(a) Unlawful Import (b) Possession with intent to supply unlawfully (c) Unlawful supply (d) Permitting premises to be used unlawfully (e) Unlawful possession (f) Total
November 0 7 1 0 18 26
December 0 7 2 0 10 19
2002 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)
January 0 7 1 0 17 25
February 0 9 2 0 9 20
March 0 12 8 0 12 32
April 0 5 2 0 12 19
May 2 5 34 0 26 67
June 0 10 7 0 11 28

Source:

Metropolitan Police Service