To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many females between the ages of 10 and 17 years were prosecuted in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years for which figures are available. (206918)

The following table gives the number of females aged 10 to 17 years prosecuted in Northern Ireland for the calendar years 2004 to 2006 (the latest available years). If a person is prosecuted more than once on separate occasions in the same year, each separate prosecution will be included in the figures.