asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will publish in the Official Report a detailed list, giving for the longest most convenient stated period of time, the number of murders committed, and sentences, the number of manslaughter cases and sentences, and the number of cases where death has resulted, other than from natural causes, where legal action or criminal proceedings have ensued; and with what results.
The following is the readily available information, which relates to the period from 1967 to 1973
| 3. PERSONS FOUND GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER UNDER SECTION 2 OF THE HOMICIDE ACT 1957 (DIMINISHED RESPONSIBILITY) | ||||||||||
Sentence
| ||||||||||
Year
| Total found guilty
| Conditional discharge
| Hospital order
| Probation
| Suspended sentence
| Imprisonment
| Otherwise dealt with
| |||
| 1967 | … | … | … | 49 | — | 30 | 4 | Not applicable | 13 | 2 |
| 1968 | … | … | … | 44 | 1 | 28 | 4 | — | 10 | 1 |
| 1969 | … | … | … | 47 | 4 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| 1970 | … | … | … | 66 | 2 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| 1971 | … | … | … | 68 | — | 38 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 1 |
| 1972 | … | … | … | 76 | — | 45 | 10 | — | 21 | — |
| 1973 | … | … | … | 80 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 1 | 27 | 3 |
| 4. PERSONS FOUND GUILTY OF OTHER MANSLAUGHTER | ||||||||||
Sentence
| ||||||||||
Year
| Total found guilty
| Absolute discharge
| Conditional discharge
| Hospital order
| Probation
| Fine
| Suspended sentence
| Imprisonment
| Otherwise dealt with
| |
| 1967 | … | 109 | 1 | 6 | — | 12 | 1 | Not applicable | 82 | 7 |
| 1968 | … | 118 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | — | 12 | 79 | 6 |
| 1969 | … | 117 | — | 6 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 78 | 8 |
| 1970 | … | 124 | — | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 88 | 7 |
| 1971 | … | 127 | — | 5 | 3 | 11 | — | 9 | 95 | 4 |
| 1972 | … | 141 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 103 | 9 |
| 1973 | … | 154 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 100 | 20 |
| 5. PERSONS FOUND GUILTY OF INFANTICIDE | ||||||||||
| Sentence | ||||||||||
Year
| Total found guilty | Absolute discharge | Conditional discharge | Hospital order | Probation | Imprisonment | Otherwise dealt with | |||
| 1967 | … | … | … | 17 | — | 1 | 2 | 14 | — | — |
| 1968 | … | … | … | 24 | — | — | 2 | 21 | 1 | — |
| 1969 | … | … | … | 15 | — | — | 2 | 13 | — | — |
| 1970 | … | … | … | 14 | — | — | 2 | 12 | — | — |
| 1971 | … | … | … | 15 | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | — | 2 |
| 1972 | … | … | … | 16 | 1 | — | — | 15 | — | — |
| 1973 | … | … | … | 15 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | — |
| 6. PERSONS PROCEEDED AGAINST, AND PERSONS FOUND GUILTY OF, CAUSING DEATH | |||||||||||
| BY DANGEROUS DRIVING | |||||||||||
Year
| Total* proceeded against
| Total* found guilty
| Absolute discharge
| Conditional discharge
| Hospital order
| Probation
| Fine
| suspended sentence
| Imprisonment
| Otherwise dealt with
| |
| 1967 | … | 661 | 477 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 410 | N/A | 51 | 13 |
| 1968 | … | 517 | 369 | 1 | 7 | — | 4 | 291 | 22 | 32 | 9 |
| 1969 | … | 582 | 397 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 336 | 13 | 30 | 12 |
| 1970 | … | 589 | 467 | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | 370 | 21 | 45 | 21 |
| 1971 | … | 650 | 518 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 421 | 11 | 61 | 20 |
| 1972 | … | 637 | 500 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 399 | 28 | 58 | 9 |
| 1973 | … | 577 | 577 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 466 | 32 | 62 | 10 |
| N/A = Not Applicable. | |||||||||||
| 7. PERSONS PROCEEDED AGAINST, AND FOUND GUILTY OF, AIDING SUICIDE | ||||||||
Sentence
| ||||||||
Year
| Total† proceeded against
| Total† found guilty
| Absolute discharge
| Probation
| suspended sentence
| Otherwise dealt with
| ||
| 1967 | … | … | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1968 | … | … | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1970 | … | … | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1971 | … | … | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | … | … | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 1973 | … | … | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
* The first column relates to proceedings in the magistrates' courts; most cases in fact go on from there to the Crown court. Findings of guilt do not necessarily relate to proceedings commenced in the same year. | ||||||||
| † Findings of guilt do not necessarily relate to proceedings commenced in the same year. | ||||||||