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Tottenham (Police Action)

Volume 87: debated on Tuesday 19 November 1985

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asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will list the numbers according to age, sex and ethnic origin of Tottenham people arrested and taken to the police station; for how long they were held incommunicable; how many have subsequently been charged since Sunday 6 October; and how many remain in custody;(2) how many house searches have been recorded in the Tottenham and St. Anns police station areas; how many followed the arrest of a household member; how many entrances were made forcibly; how many charges have been made and how many convictions have been recorded since 6 October compared with the average for each of the past 12 months; and if he will set out the information according to ethnic and sex classification;(3) if he will list the number of stop and search incidents recorded in the Tottenham and St. Anns police station areas of London during each of the past 12 months; how many arrests and convictions have been recorded as a result; and if he will set out the information according to age, ethnic classification and sex.