HL Deb 29 March 2004 vol 659 cc133-4WA
Lord Moynihan

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many people were (a) cautioned; (b) arrested; (c) charged; and (d) found guilty of possession of anabolic steroids in the United Kingdom for each year since 1997. [HL1947]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Figures are only available up to the year 2000. Information is not centrally collated on arrests and charges for possession offences for individual drugs. Figures for the number of persons cautioned and found guilty for the possession of anabolic steroids from 1997–2000 are given in the table.

Table 1: Number of people cautioned and found guilty of the possession of anabolic steroids.
1997 1998 1999 2000
Cautioned 15 20 10 8
Found Guilty 3 3 6 6

Source:

Drug Seizure and Offender Statistics, United Kingdom—

Supplementary Tables (1997–2000)

Lord Moynihan

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many people were (a) cautioned; (b) arrested; (c) charged; and (d) found guilty of the supply of anabolic steroids in the United Kingdom for each year since 1997. [HL1948]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Figures are only available up to the year 2000. Information is not centrally collated on arrests and charges for supply offences for individual drugs. Figures for the number of persons cautioned and found guilty for the supply of anabolic steroids from 1997–2000 are given in the table.

Table 1: Number of people cautioned and found guilty of the supply of anabolic steroids
1997 1998 1999 2000
Cautioned 0 0 1 0
Found Guilty 2 1 1 0

Source:

Drug Seizure and Offender Statistics, United Kingdom—

Supplementary Tables (1997–2000)