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Metropolitan Police, H Division

Volume 21: debated on Wednesday 31 March 1982

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asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many juveniles were arrested in the area of H Division Metropolitan Police, in the latest year for which figures are available; how many of the se were arrested by officers from Bethnal Green, Limehouse and Leman Street stations, respectively; and how many of them were from ethnic minorities.

We understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that in 1981 in H District 704 juveniles were arrested for serious offences and dealt with by the police by means of a charge, referral to a juvenile bureau, a caution or in some other way. The breakdown requested of this figure is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many juveniles were stopped, had their names taken, were questioned in the street or at the station, but not charged, in the area of H Division, Metropolitan Police, in the latest year for which figures are available; how many of these were stopped by officers from Bethnal Green, Limehouse and Leman Street stations, respectively; and how many of them were from ethnic minorities;(2) how many persons under the age of 21 years were stopped, had their names taken, were questioned in the street or at the station, but not charged in the area of H Division, Metropolitan Police, in the latest year for which figures are available; how many of these were stopped by officers from Bethnal Green, Limehouse and Leman Street stations, respectively; and how many of them were from ethnic minorities.

We understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that the information requested is not collected centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons under the age of 21 years were arrested in the area of H Division, Metropolitan Police, in the latest year for which figures are available.

We understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that in 1981 in H District 1,397 persons under the age of 21 years were arrested for serious offences and dealt with by the police by means of a charge, referral to a juvenile bureau, a caution or in some other way.