[holding answer 17 October 2008]: The number of people fined, and the level of fines received, for refusing to stop drinking and surrender alcohol in a designated public place can be found in the following table.
Number of persons Fine amounts Offence description Up to and including £100 £101 to £250 Over £250 Total Alcohol consumption in designated public places 2003 71 1 1 73 2004 76 2 — 78 2005 61 2 — 63 2006 58 1 — 59 Note: These figures have been drawn from administrative data systems. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Source: OMS Analytical Services.