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Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

Volume 463: debated on Monday 3 September 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) male and (b) female under-age offenders were convicted of drunk and disorderly behaviour in each London borough in each of the last 10 years; and if she will make a statement. (153539)

Data on the number of defendants aged 10 to 17 years who were found guilty at all courts for the offence of being drunk and disorderly, broken down by gender and London court area for the years 1996-2005, are provided in the table.

Additionally, suspects age 16 or over may be issued with a Penalty Notice Disorder (PND) for drunk and disorderly behaviour. Paying the penalty discharges all liability to conviction of the offence.

In Greater London there were 51 PNDs issued to males aged 16 to 17 in 2004 for being drunk and disorderly in a public place, with four issued to females. These figures rose to 74 for males and 10 for females in 2005. Detailed information on court proceedings including convictions, cautions and PNDs for 2006 will be published in the autumn of 2007.

Number of defendants aged 10 to 17 found guilty at all courts for being guilty while drunk of disorderly behaviour, by London court area 1996-20071,2,3

Male

London court area

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

City of London police

Guildhall Justice Rooms

1

Total City of London police

1

Metropolitan police

Inner London

Bow Street

1

Camberwell Green/Tower Bridge

1

2

2

6

2

1

1

Greenwich and Woolwich

1

1

Highbury Corner

South Western

2

2

3

Thames

1

2

1

3

2

West London

1

4

1

3

6

4

5

Inner London Juvenile Courts

5

1

Outer London

Barking and Dagenham

1

4

1

2

5

1

Barnet

1

2

3

Bexley

3

2

1

1

5

1

3

10

3

1

Brent

1

1

2

2

2

2

Bromley

2

2

11

4

5

1

1

Croydon

3

1

3

5

2

2

3

2

Ealing

1

1

2

3

1

Enfield

1

1

Haringey

1

1

2

1

Harrow

1

2

Havering

2

1

3

2

1

4

9

7

7

Hillingdon

4

2

4

5

5

3

7

1

Hounslow

2

4

4

2

2

2

1

2

2

Kingston-upon-Thames

1

4

1

2

3

2

4

1

3

Merton

6

3

1

3

7

4

2

2

Newham

1

2

Redbridge

3

1

1

Richmond upon Thames

1

1

2

8

5

11

2

3

Sutton

1

2

3

4

5

2

3

2

3

Waltham Forest

1

1

1

Total Metropolitan police

29

31

25

36

40

63

56

61

42

12

Total Greater London

29

31

26

36

40

63

56

61

42

12

Female

London court area

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

City of London police

Guildhall Justice Rooms

Total City of London police

Metropolitan police

Inner London

Bow Street

Camberwell Green/Tower Bridge

1

1

1

Greenwich and Woolwich

Highbury Corner

1

South Western

1

Thames

West London

1

Inner London Juvenile Courts

Outer London

Barking and Dagenham

Barnet

1

3

Bexley

2

1

2

1

Brent

Bromley

1

2

Croydon

1

Ealing

Enfield

Haringey

1

1

Harrow

1

Havering

1

1

1

1

Hillingdon

1

2

1

1

1

Hounslow

1

Kingston-upon-Thames

2

1

Merton

1

2

Newham

Redbridge

Richmond upon Thames

1

1

Sutton

1

1

1

2

Waltham Forest

Total Metropolitan police

1

1

2

2

3

5

3

6

8

9

7

Total Greater London

1

1

2

2

3

5

3

6

8

9

7

1 Source: Court proceedings database—Office for Criminal Justice Reform.

2 These data are provided on the principal offence basis.

3 Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) males and (b) females were (i) charged with, (ii) prosecuted for and (iii) convicted of (A) drunk and disorderly behaviour, (B) driving after consuming alcohol or taking drugs and (C) causing death by dangerous driving when under the influence of drink or drugs in each London borough in each of the last five years. (153541)

Information on charging is not held centrally.

Information on the number of males and females prosecuted, and convicted for (A) drunk and disorderly behaviour, (B) driving after consuming alcohol or taking drugs and (C) causing death by dangerous driving when under the influence of drink or drugs in each London borough, for the years 2001 to 2005 can be viewed in tables A to C respectively.

In addition, penalty notices for disorder (PNDs) may be issued for the offence of being drunk and disorderly. No admission of guilt is required and payment of the penalty discharges all liability to conviction of the offence.

PND data held centrally are at Metropolitan and City of London Police Force area level only. The number of PNDs issued in these two areas for being drunk and disorderly was 3,928 to males and 499 to females in 2004, and 2,768 to males and 392 to females in 2005.

Detailed information on court proceedings including convictions, cautions and PNDs for 2006 will be published in the autumn of 2007.

Number of persons proceeded against at magistrates court and found guilty at all courts for the offence of any person who in any public place is guilty, while drunk, of disorderly behaviour, by gender, and London borough(s) for the years 2001 to 20051,2,3,4

Male

Prosecuted

Found guilty

London borough

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Guildhall Justice Rooms

39

51

60

49

46

23

38

43

43

38

Bow Street

262

701

610

147

63

217

590

534

140

57

Camberwell Green/Tower Bridge

31

51

80

42

58

23

43

66

26

46

Greenwich and Woolwich

37

117

84

41

35

35

112

80

33

32

Highbury Corner

24

32

106

62

45

16

30

95

52

37

Horseferry Road

139

276

259

181

207

124

239

229

161

178

Marylebone

2

3

2

2

1

2

2

2

1

1

South Western

23

25

38

13

15

20

21

28

10

13

Thames

21

41

44

25

26

18

31

37

21

21

West London

90

151

166

77

68

72

119

116

61

55

Inner London Juvenile Courts

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Barking and Dagenham

13

24

38

8

8

9

17

29

8

8

Barnet

10

21

24

11

10

9

15

22

9

9

Bexley

13

28

105

41

7

9

24

73

28

5

Brent

22

26

37

24

23

16

21

29

19

20

Bromley

85

87

78

29

10

61

69

68

18

8

Croydon

147

115

34

38

7

82

69

28

27

7

Ealing

26

75

36

40

18

23

62

33

35

14

Enfield

23

7

11

11

10

18

5

7

7

6

Haringey

8

22

25

14

8

6

15

19

11

7

Harrow

17

23

16

15

9

13

18

14

10

7

Havering

65

85

62

39

10

57

74

57

33

7

Hillingdon

63

79

72

32

31

54

70

62

27

26

Hounslow

42

52

38

35

19

29

39

30

28

15

Kingston-upon-Thames

31

22

34

15

16

26

20

24

15

15

Merton

41

35

61

32

4

40

34

51

28

4

Newham

23

35

23

20

32

17

23

20

17

29

Redbridge

8

34

23

9

7

7

28

21

7

6

Richmond upon Thames

40

45

35

14

14

38

33

20

11

10

Sutton

57

59

82

24

12

48

51

72

23

8

Waltham Forest

2

5

8

6

6

1

5

8

6

6

Total

1,404

2,327

2,291

1,096

825

1,113

1,917

1,917

915

695

FemaleProsecutedFound guiltyLondon borough200120022003200420052001200220032004 2005Guildhall Justice Rooms52104550625Bow Street234851229203638199Camberwell Green/Tower Bridge23810801537Greenwich and Woolwich21052929516Highbury Corner5918108461786 Horseferry Road21292817161624221016Marylebone0020000000South Western2224012230Thames3331431112West London 792013143514914Inner London Juvenile Courts0000000000Barking and Dagenham 1021000110Barnet45 71144711Bexley0245002240Brent1244102431Bromley8111444391034Croydon111152187321Ealing3422424123Enfield0122301222Haringey2333123331Harrow2202202021Havering15113212832Hillingdon6765264442Hounslow3503232012Kingston-upon-Thames1343112420Merton5187241452Newham124330124316Redbridge0131101311Richmond upon Thames3172130621Sutton88103386723Waltham Forest1020000200Total131189245139134100138185102108 1 These data are on the principal offence basis.2 Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.3 Statute for offence is as follows:The Criminal Justice Act 1967 Sec.914 Source: Court proceedings database—Office for Criminal Justice ReformSource: RDS Office for Criminal Justice Reform—Ministry of JusticeOur ref: IOS 290-07 [Table A]

Number of persons proceeded against at magistrates court and found guilty at all courts for offences relating to Driving after consuming alcohol or taking drugs, by gender, and London borough(s) for the years 2001 to 20051,2,3,4,5

Male

Prosecuted

Found guilty

London borough

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Guildhall Justice Rooms

139

207

197

151

183

129

181

187

130

152

Bow Street

145

197

235

202

174

134

187

216

183

160

Camberwell Green/Tower Bridge

866

955

984

1,014

983

753

871

904

935

936

Greenwich and Woolwich

851

821

845

713

745

769

747

782

684

689

Highbury Corner

547

579

553

603

563

482

504

487

541

527

Horseferry Road

347

349

289

297

308

303

314

253

267

292

Marylebone

20

39

32

47

21

12

25

20

33

19

South Western

340

421

398

318

291

303

371

362

289

283

Thames

552

647

614

561

643

501

588

549

521

594

West London

541

591

576

524

525

491

535

517

469

468

Inner London Juvenile Courts

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Barking and Dagenham

260

362

388

299

291

246

332

346

279

268

Barnet

339

337

312

345

316

315

302

291

325

299

Bexley

285

314

241

249

207

259

290

224

228

196

Brent

483

520

538

433

428

404

458

488

392

395

Bromley

307

332

347

360

359

273

302

319

332

333

Croydon

401

470

429

448

437

382

415

377

386

384

Ealing

535

741

583

607

523

468

664

513

543

488

Enfield

376

353

304

323

314

331

308

267

286

270

Haringey

396

425

412

464

419

339

393

367

432

396

Harrow

232

233

240

287

254

203

210

223

262

235

Havering

230

293

264

328

267

206

264

239

310

255

Hillingdon

377

426

479

462

467

311

386

394

438

447

Hounslow

313

357

294

337

374

255

308

256

313

341

Kingston-upon-Thames

254

269

223

281

246

230

239

205

263

240

Merton

221

236

248

271

244

215

227

238

262

237

Newham

403

489

554

507

638

325

418

456

468

574

Redbridge

303

306

337

360

305

279

274

292

325

292

Richmond upon Thames

205

312

272

233

204

185

286

247

222

187

Sutton

242

243

205

231

188

215

215

185

219

173

Waltham Forest

273

350

353

285

286

239

317

316

267

268

Total

10,792

12,174

11,746

11,540

11,183

9,557

10,931

10,520

10,604

10,398

Female

Prosecuted

Found guilty

London borough

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Guildhall Justice Rooms

18

28

20

15

12

18

27

20

15

11

Bow Street

16

22

23

29

21

16

22

21

28

20

Camberwell Green/Tower Bridge

75

84

108

90

107

66

76

93

74

102

Greenwich and Woolwich

75

85

89

94

73

66

79

86

86

69

Highbury Corner

56

77

73

76

73

47

70

61

70

68

Horseferry Road

48

51

48

48

48

45

47

46

43

43

Marylebone

2

6

4

5

2

4

2

5

South Western

53

54

46

48

32

46

50

43

47

32

Thames

48

55

45

47

31

40

50

43

45

29

West London

80

92

80

101

95

78

84

73

93

85

Inner London Juvenile Courts

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Barking and Dagenham

7

27

22

20

19

7

26

22

20

18

Barnet

42

45

41

35

42

38

41

38

32

38

Bexley

35

37

29

30

33

31

35

25

28

29

Brent

43

29

31

39

18

41

26

28

37

17

Bromley

33

44

53

67

60

30

42

49

63

57

Croydon

47

58

51

60

64

45

55

46

48

58

Ealing

32

61

33

36

36

28

59

31

34

33

Enfield

33

39

28

39

34

31

31

26

38

31

Haringey

31

34

33

42

49

28

26

30

39

49

Harrow

25

17

25

29

13

23

17

22

27

13

Havering

25

23

36

28

51

20

21

32

27

51

Hillingdon

37

50

44

48

44

29

44

41

46

43

Hounslow

22

41

32

33

40

18

37

27

29

38

Kingston-upon-Thames

35

27

29

37

48

31

24

28

33

45

Merton

28

27

25

43

34

26

24

25

42

32

Newham

26

23

23

25

28

22

20

20

22

26

Redbridge

30

26

34

33

19

28

24

31

33

19

Richmond upon Thames

20

29

39

46

32

19

26

36

45

31

Sutton

32

33

25

36

30

27

31

23

34

27

Waltham Forest

22

20

28

25

21

20

18

23

24

20

Total

1,076

1,238

1,199

1,303

1,212

966

1,132

1,093

1,204

1,139

1 These data are on the principal offence basis.

2 Every effort is made to ensure that the Figures presented are accurate and complete.

However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces.

As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.

3 Statutes are as follows:

The Road Traffic Act 1988 Sections4(l), 4(2), 5(l)(a),5(l)(b),6(4),7(6), and 7a as added by the Police Reform Act 2002 5.56, S.57. Transport and Works Act 1992 S.31A as added by Police Reform Act 2002 S.58(4).

4 Offences under the Acts are as follows:

Driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle whilst unfit through drink or drugs (impairment) only to be used where it is unclear whether it is drink or drugs—see 803/09 or 803/10.

Driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle while having a breath, blood or urine alcohol concentration in excess of the prescribed limit.

Driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle and failing to without reasonable excuse provide a specimen for a laboratory test or 2 specimens for analysis of breath.

Being in charge of a mechanically propelled vehicle while unfit to drive through drink or drugs, (impairment) only to be used where it is unclear whether it is drink or drugs—see 803/11 or 803/12

In charge of a motor vehicle while having a breath, blood or urine alcohol concentration in excess of the prescribed limit.

In charge of a motor vehicle and failing without reasonable excuse to provide a specimen for a laboratory test or two specimens for analysis of breath.

Failing without reasonable excuse to provide a specimen of breath for a preliminary test.

Failing to allow specimen of blood to be subjected to laboratory test.

Driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle while unfit through drink or drugs (impairment) Drink

Driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle while unfit through drink or drugs (impairment) Drugs

Being in charge of a mechanically propelled vehicle while unfit to drive through drink or drugs. (Impairment) Drink

Being in charge of a mechanically propelled vehicle while unfit to drive through drink or drugs, (impairment) Drugs

5 Source: Court proceedings database—Office for Criminal Justice Reform

Source:

RDS Office for Criminal Justice Reform—Ministry of Justice

Our ref: IOS 290-07 [Table B]

Number of persons proceeded against at magistrates court and found guilty at all courts for offences under the Criminal Justice Act 1967 Sec.91., by gender, and London borough(s) for the years 2001 to 20051.2.3.4Number of persons proceeded against at magistrates court and found guilty at all courts for the offence of Causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs., by gender, and London borough(s) for the years 2001 to 20051,2,,3,4

Male

Prosecuted

Found guilty

London borough

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Camberwell Green/Tower Bridge

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

Greenwich and Woolwich

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Highbury Corner

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Horseferry Road

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

Marylebone

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Thames

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

West London

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

Barnet

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

Bexley

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

Brent

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Bromley

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Croydon

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Ealing

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

Enfield

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

Haringey

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

Harrow

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

Havering

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

1

1

Hillingdon

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

Hounslow

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

Merton

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Newham

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Redbridge

1

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

Richmond upon Thames

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Waltham Forest

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

Total

4

1

2

3

2

3

2

4

6

6

Female

Prosecuted

Found guilty

London borough

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Camberwell Green/Tower Bridge

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Greenwich and Woolwich

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Highbury Corner

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

Horseferry Road

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Marylebone

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Thames

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

West London

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Barnet

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Bexley

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Brent

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Bromley

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Croydon

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Ealing

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Enfield

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Haringey

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Harrow

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Havering

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Hillingdon

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Hounslow

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Merton

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Newham

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Redbridge

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Richmond upon Thames

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Waltham Forest

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

1 These data are on the principal offence basis.

2 Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete.

However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces.

As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.

3 Statute is as follows:

The Road Traffic Act 1988 Sec 3A as added by the Road Traffic Act 1991 Sec 3 and amended by CJA 1993, Sec 67.

4 Source: Court proceedings database—Office for Criminal Justice Reform

Source:

RDS Office for Criminal Justice Reform—Ministry of Justice

Our ref: IOS 290-07 [Table C]