asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many adult persons were brought before higher courts in each of the calendar years 1970 to 1974; and how many of these were described as unemployed;(2) how many young persons, under 18 years of age, were brought before higher courts in each of the calendar years 1970 to 1974; and how many of these were described as unemployed.
The information is not available in precisely the form requested. Following is the available information:
| PERSONS FOR TRIAL AT THE CROWN COURT | |||||
| Aged under 17 | Aged 17 and over | ||||
| 1970 | … | … | … | 1,670 | 42,464 |
| 1971 | … | … | … | 1,325 | 46,263 |
| 1972 | … | … | … | 1,443 | 50,477 |
| 1973 | … | … | … | 1,457 | 52,952 |
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many adult persons were brought before magistrates' courts in each of the calendar years 1970 to 1974; and how many of these were described as unemployed;(2) how many young persons, under 18 years of age, were brought before magistrates' courts in each of the calendar years 1970 to 1974; and how many of these were described as unemployed.
The information is not available in precisely the form requested. Following is the available information:
| PERSONS PROCEEDED AGAINST AT MAGISTRATES COURTS | |||||
| Aged under | Aged 17 and over | ||||
| 1970 | … | … | … | 131,757 | 1,645,007 |
| 1971 | … | … | … | 127,100 | 1,668.644 |
| 1972 | … | … | … | 125,349 | 1,817.151 |
| 1973 | … | … | … | 127,293 | 1,911,766 |