To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people (a) received an official police warning, (b) received an official police caution and (c) were arrested under section 132 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 in each month since August 2005. (128743)

Section 132 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 came into force on 1 August 2005.

Data from the court proceedings database held by the Office for Criminal Justice Reform show that there were no cautions, final warnings, or reprimands, issued by the police for offences under section 132 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, in England and Wales, in 2005.

Court proceedings data for 2006 will be available in the autumn. However, at present I understand from the Metropolitan Police Commissioner that no cautions or final warnings or reprimands have been issued for offences under section 132 in 2006.

The information requested on arrests is not collected centrally by the Home Office. However I understand from the Metropolitan Police Commissioner that since section 132 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 came into force until the end of December 2006, there have been 91 arrests of individuals for a range of offences connected to demonstrations in the vicinity of Parliament. The commissioner is unable to break down the arrests month by month without incurring additional costs.