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We are not able to identify how many and the percentage of those penalty notices which remain unpaid after (a) six and (b) 12 months, as it is not possible to provide separate enforcement rates for unpaid PNDs once they have been registered as fines by the courts.
Information held by the Ministry of Justice for the number of Penalty Notices for Disorder (PND) issued to persons in England and Wales aged 16 and over, by offence type, and the number paid within the suspended enforcement period, for the years 2004 to 2007 (latest available) are shown in the following tables 1 to 4.
Under the PND Scheme, recipients have 21 days (the suspended enforcement period) in which either to pay the penalty or opt to have their case heard in court. If no action is taken a fine of one and half times the penalty amount is registered against the recipient.
PND data for 2008 will be available in the autumn of 2009.
Of those paid Offence description Number issued Total paid in full % Paid in full within 21 days % Paid in full outside 21 days % £80 Tickets issued Wasting police time 1,171 512 44 362 31 150 13 Misuse of public telecommunications system 117 52 44 36 31 16 14 Giving false alarm to fire and rescue authority 44 18 41 15 34 3 7 Causing Harassment, alarm or distress 28,790 14,306 50 10,240 36 4,066 14 Throwing fireworks 177 89 50 72 41 17 10 Drunk and disorderly 26,609 14,927 56 11,050 42 3,877 15 Criminal Damage (under £500) 1,190 681 57 528 44 153 13 Theft (retail under £200) 2,072 870 42 665 32 205 10 Breach of fireworks curfew 12 10 83 9 75 1 8 Possession of category 4 firework 12 5 42 1 8 4 33 Possession by a person under 18 of adult firework 20 10 50 9 45 1 5 Sale of alcohol to person under 18 113 74 65 62 55 12 11 Purchase alcohol for person under 18 84 55 65 49 58 6 7 Delivery of alcohol to person under 18 or allowing such delivery 20 9 45 4 20 5 25 £50 Tickets issued Trespass on a railway 96 48 50 30 31 18 19 Throwing stones at a train/railway 66 35 53 27 41 8 12 Drunk in a highway 2,497 1,233 49 860 34 373 15 Consumption of alcohol in public place 485 113 23 82 17 31 6 Depositing and leaving litter 51 25 49 19 37 6 12 Consumption of alcohol by under 18 on relevant premises 7 3 43 3 43 — — Allowing consumption of alcohol by under 18 on relevant premises 6 3 50 3 50 — — All offences 63,639 33,078 52 24,126 38 8,952 14
Offence description Fine registered % Court hearing requested % PND cancelled % Potential prosecution % Outcome unknown % £80 Tickets issued Wasting police time 579 49 15 1 32 3 30 3 3 0 Misuse of public telecommunications system 58 50 2 2 5 4 — — — — Giving false alarm to fire and rescue authority 22 50 — — 2 5 1 2 1 2 Causing Harassment, alarm or distress 13,125 46 205 1 666 2 366 1 122 0 Throwing fireworks 80 45 1 1 6 3 1 1 — — Drunk and disorderly 11,035 41 109 0 346 1 144 1 48 0 Criminal Damage (under £500) 481 40 5 0 14 1 5 0 4 0 Theft (retail under £200) 1,128 54 13 1 30 1 12 1 19 1 Breach of fireworks curfew 2 17 — — — — — — — — Possession of category 4 firework 6 50 — — 1 8 — — — — Possession by a person under 18 of adult firework 7 35 — — 2 10 1 5 — — Sale of alcohol to person under 18 10 9 2 2 27 24 — — — — Purchase alcohol for person under 18 21 25 — — 8 10 — — — — Delivery of alcohol to person under 18 or allowing such delivery 10 50 — — — — — — 1 5 £50 Tickets issued Trespass on a railway 45 47 — — 1 1 1 1 1 1 Throwing stones at a train/railway 25 38 — — 5 8 1 2 — — Drunk in a highway 1,166 47 6 0 75 3 9 0 8 0 Consumption of alcohol in public place 349 72 2 0 15 3 4 1 2 0 Depositing and leaving litter 25 49 — — 1 2 — — — — Consumption of alcohol by under 18 on relevant premises 4 57 — — — — — — — — Allowing consumption of alcohol by under 18 on relevant premises 2 33 — — 1 17 — — — — All offences 28,180 44 360 1 1,237 2 575 1 209 0 — = nil. 1 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. Source: Office for Criminal Justice Reform - Evidence & Analysis unit.
Of those paid Offence code and description Number issued Total paid in full % Paid in full within 21 days % Paid in full outside 21 days % £80 Tickets issued Wasting police time 2,525 1,199 47 890 35 309 12 Misuse of public telecommunications system 405 238 59 175 43 63 16 Giving false alarm to fire and rescue authority 92 49 53 35 38 14 15 Causing Harassment, alarm or distress 64,007 33,915 53 24,357 38 9,558 15 Throwing fireworks 642 347 54 253 39 94 15 Drunk and disorderly 37,038 20,862 56 15,420 42 5,442 15 Sale of alcohol to under 18 2,058 1,805 88 1,460 71 345 17 Purchasing alcohol for under 18 170 106 62 82 48 24 14 Purchasing alcohol for under 18 for consumption on premises 83 59 71 48 58 11 13 Delivery of alcohol to under 18 209 128 61 106 51 22 11 Criminal Damage (under £500) 12,168 6,996 57 5,180 43 1,816 15 Theft (retail under £200) 21,997 9,057 41 6,965 32 2,092 10 Breach of fireworks curfew 33 18 55 13 39 5 15 Possession of category 4 firework 13 5 38 4 31 1 8 Possession by a person under 18 of adult firework 47 29 62 21 45 8 17 Sale of alcohol to drunken person 32 24 75 13 41 11 34 Supply of alcohol to person under 18 3 2 66 1 33 1 33 £50 Tickets issued Trespass on a railway 220 97 44 75 34 22 10 Throwing stones at a train / railway 20 13 65 9 45 4 20 Drunk in a highway 3,138 1,669 53 1,255 40 414 13 Consumption of alcohol in public place 712 168 24 113 16 55 8 Depositing and leaving litter 737 368 50 274 37 94 13 Consumption of alcohol by under 18 on licensed premises 84 66 79 54 64 12 14 Allowing consumption of alcohol for under 18 27 14 52 9 33 5 19 Buying alcohol by under 18 21 13 62 11 52 2 10 Total all offences 146,481 77,247 53 56,823 39 20,424 14
Offence code and description Fine registered % Court hearing requested % PND cancelled % Potential prosecution % Outcome unknown % £80 Tickets issued Wasting police time 1,161 46 41 2 50 2 44 2 30 1 Misuse of public telecommunications system 140 35 7 2 10 2 7 2 3 1 Giving false alarm to fire and rescue authority 38 41 2 2 — — 3 3 — — Causing Harassment, alarm or distress 26,754 42 706 1 1,251 2 808 1 573 1 Throwing fireworks 271 42 6 1 8 1 6 1 4 1 Drunk and disorderly 14,459 39 488 1 504 1 472 1 253 1 Sale of alcohol to under 18 211 10 5 0 30 1 4 0 3 0 Purchasing alcohol for under 18 60 35 — — 2 1 1 1 1 1 Purchasing alcohol for under 18 for consumption on premises 23 28 — — 1 1 — — — — Delivery of alcohol to under 18 70 33 3 1 5 2 2 1 1 0 Criminal Damage (under £500) 4,702 39 107 1 161 1 123 1 79 1 Theft (retail under £200) 11,927 54 187 1 301 1 292 1 233 1 Breach of fireworks curfew 14 42 — — 1 3 — — — — Possession of category 4 firework 8 62 — — — — — — — — Possession by a person under 18 of adult firework 15 32 1 2 1 2 — — 1 2 Sale of alcohol to drunken person 6 19 1 3 — — 1 3 — — Supply of alcohol to person under 18 1 33 — — — — — — — — £50 Tickets issued Trespass on a railway 115 52 — — 3 1 2 1 3 1 Throwing stones at a train / railway 5 25 — — 1 5 1 5 — — Drunk in a highway 1,339 43 18 1 59 2 31 1 22 1 Consumption of alcohol in public place 499 70 7 1 26 4 3 0 9 1 Depositing and leaving litter 325 44 8 1 23 3 5 1 8 1 Consumption of alcohol by under 18 on licensed premises 16 19 — — — — — — 2 2 Allowing consumption of alcohol for under 18 12 44 1 4 — — — — — — Buying alcohol by under 18 8 38 — — — — — — — — Total all offences 62,179 42 1,588 1 2,437 2 1,805 1 1,225 1 — = nil. 1 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. Source: Office for Criminal Justice Reform - Evidence & Analysis unit.
Of those paid Offence description Number issued Total paid in full % Paid in full within 21 days % Paid in full outside 21 days % £80 Tickets issued Wasting police time 3,933 1,911 49 1,355 34 556 14 Misuse of public telecommunications system 909 523 58 388 43 135 15 Giving false alarm to fire and rescue authority 106 43 41 35 33 8 8 Causing Harassment, alarm or distress 82,235 43,120 52 30,757 37 12,363 15 Throwing fireworks 682 380 56 267 39 113 17 Drunk and disorderly 43,556 24,673 57 18,123 42 6,550 15 Criminal Damage (under £500) 20,620 11,351 55 8,342 40 3,009 15 Theft (retail under £200) 38,772 16,169 42 12,370 32 3,799 10 Breach of fireworks curfew 53 34 64 27 51 7 13 Possession of category 4 firework 28 12 43 9 32 3 11 Possession by a person under 18 of adult firework 76 51 67 34 45 17 22 Sale of alcohol to drunken person 47 35 74 29 62 6 13 Supply of alcohol to person under 18 60 53 88 41 68 12 20 Sale of alcohol to person under 18 3,195 2,756 86 2,354 74 402 13 Purchase alcohol for person under 18 407 268 66 213 52 55 14 Purchase alcohol for person under 18 for consumption on premises 60 39 65 35 58 4 7 Delivery of alcohol to person under 18 or allowing such delivery 297 176 59 132 44 44 15 £50 Tickets issued Trespass on a railway 1,042 551 53 320 31 231 22 Throwing stones at a train/railway 15 6 40 5 33 1 7 Drunk in a highway 2,712 1,433 53 1,064 39 369 14 Consumption of alcohol in public place 1,061 252 24 165 16 87 8 Depositing and leaving litter 1,169 593 51 427 37 166 14 Consumption of alcohol by under 18 on relevant premises 75 55 73 46 61 9 12 Allowing consumption of alcohol by under 18 on relevant premises 14 10 71 10 71 — — Buying or Attempting to buy alcohol by person under 18 73 52 71 43 59 9 12 All offences 201,197 104,546 52 76,591 38 27,955 14
Offence description Fine registered % Court hearing requested % PND cancelled % Potential prosecution % Outcome unknown % £80 Tickets issued Wasting police time 1,787 45 44 1 108 3 81 2 2 0 Misuse of public telecommunications system 319 35 14 2 26 3 24 3 3 0 Giving false alarm to fire and rescue authority 52 49 — — 6 6 5 5 — — Causing Harassment, alarm or distress 35,154 43 780 1 1,914 2 1,126 1 141 0 Throwing fireworks 264 39 5 1 23 3 10 1 — — Drunk and disorderly 16,919 39 269 1 886 2 725 2 84 0 Criminal Damage (under £500) 8,492 41 134 1 324 2 287 1 32 0 Theft (retail under £200) 21,157 55 203 1 732 2 392 1 119 0 Breach of fireworks curfew 16 30 1 2 1 2 — — 1 2 Possession of category 4 firework 15 54 — — — — — — 1 4 Possession by a person under 18 of adult firework 21 28 — — 3 4 1 1 — — Sale of alcohol to drunken person 9 19 1 2 2 4 — — — — Supply of alcohol to person under 18 7 12 — — — — — — — — Sale of alcohol to person under 18 390 12 6 0 30 1 10 0 3 0 Purchase alcohol for person under 18 122 30 1 0 10 2 6 1 — — Purchase alcohol for person under 18 for consumption on premises 20 33 — — — — 1 2 — — Delivery of alcohol to person under 18 or allowing such delivery 99 33 3 1 14 5 3 1 2 1 £50 Tickets issued Trespass on a railway 463 44 2 0 19 2 6 1 1 0 Throwing stones at a train/railway 6 40 — — 2 13 — — 1 7 Drunk in a highway 1,158 43 7 0 94 3 16 1 4 0 Consumption of alcohol in public place 749 71 7 1 45 4 6 1 2 0 Depositing and leaving litter 536 46 3 0 26 2 10 1 1 0 Consumption of alcohol by under 18 on relevant premises 17 23 — — 2 3 1 1 — — Allowing consumption of alcohol by under 18 on relevant premises 4 29 — — — — — — — — Buying or Attempting to buy alcohol by person under 18 20 27 — — 1 1 — — — — All offences 87,796 44 1,480 1 4,268 2 2,710 1 397 0 — = nil. 1 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. Source: Office for Criminal Justice Reform - Evidence & Analysis unit.
Of those paid Offence description Number issued Total paid in full % Paid in full within 21 days % Paid in full outside 21 days % £80 Tickets issued Wasting police time 3,966 1,862 47 1,384 35 478 12 Misuse of public telecommunications system 1,193 670 56 526 44 144 12 Giving false alarm to fire and rescue authority 96 55 57 38 40 17 18 Causing Harassment, alarm or distress 77,827 40,357 52 30,761 40 9,596 12 Throwing fireworks 649 374 58 290 45 84 13 Drunk and disorderly 46,996 26,367 56 19,727 42 6,640 14 Criminal Damage (under £500) 19,946 11,072 56 8,401 42 2,671 13 Theft (retail under £200) 45,146 19,111 42 15,390 34 3,721 8 Breach of fireworks curfew 39 25 64 20 51 5 13 Possession of category 4 firework 22 10 45 7 32 3 14 Possession by a person under 18 of adult firework 106 67 63 57 54 10 9 Sale of alcohol to drunken person 81 64 79 50 62 14 17 Supply of alcohol to person under 18 54 41 76 31 57 10 19 Sale of alcohol to person under 18 3,583 3,074 86 2,623 73 451 13 Purchase alcohol for person under 18 555 320 58 244 44 76 14 Purchase alcohol for person under 18 for consumption on premises 64 31 48 23 36 8 13 Delivery of alcohol to person under 18 or allowing such delivery 431 268 62 219 51 49 11 £50 Tickets issued Trespass on a railway 1,527 780 51 441 29 339 22 Throwing stones at a train/railway 25 13 52 11 44 2 8 Drunk in a highway 2,066 1,146 55 942 46 204 10 Consumption of alcohol in public place 1,544 328 21 259 17 69 4 Depositing and leaving litter 1,374 705 51 541 39 164 12 Consumption of alcohol by under 18 on relevant premises 85 67 79 55 65 12 14 Allowing consumption of alcohol by under 18 on relevant premises 11 9 82 8 73 1 9 Buying or Attempting to buy alcohol by person under 18 158 109 69 85 54 24 15 All offences 207,544 106,925 52 82,133 40 24,792 12
Offence description Fine registered % Court hearing requested % PND cancelled % Potential prosecution % Outcome unknown % £80 Tickets issued Wasting police time 1,807 46 34 1 122 3 140 4 1 0 Misuse of public telecommunications system 431 36 17 1 43 4 32 3 — — Giving false alarm to fire and rescue authority 37 39 — — 3 3 1 1 — — Causing Harassment, alarm or distress 33,021 42 626 1 2,210 3 1,577 2 36 0 Throwing fireworks 223 34 9 1 30 5 13 2 — — Drunk and disorderly 18,161 39 244 1 1,038 2 1,177 3 9 0 Criminal Damage (under £500) 7,979 40 112 1 384 2 393 2 6 0 Theft (retail under £200) 24,344 54 172 0 988 2 507 1 24 0 Breach of fireworks curfew 13 33 — — 1 3 — — — — Possession of category 4 firework 10 45 — — 2 9 — — — — Possession by a person under 18 of adult firework 31 29 1 1 5 5 2 2 — — Sale of alcohol to drunken person 9 11 3 4 2 2 3 4 — — Supply of alcohol to person under 18 11 20 1 2 1 2 — — — — Sale of alcohol to person under 18 405 11 13 0 69 2 22 1 — — Purchase alcohol for person under 18 211 38 4 1 14 3 5 1 1 0 Purchase alcohol for person under 18 for consumption on premises 22 34 — — 10 16 1 2 — — Delivery of alcohol to person under 18 or allowing such delivery 138 32 1 0 19 4 5 1 — — £50 Tickets issued Trespass on a railway 675 44 — — 45 3 26 2 1 0 Throwing stones at a train/railway 10 40 — — 2 8 — — — — Drunk in a highway 788 38 8 0 94 5 30 1 — — Consumption of alcohol in public place 1,090 71 6 0 87 6 32 2 1 0 Depositing and leaving litter 589 43 2 0 64 5 13 1 1 0 Consumption of alcohol by under 18 on relevant premises 16 19 — — 2 2 — — — — Allowing consumption of alcohol by under 18 on relevant premises 1 9 — — 1 9 — — — — Buying or Attempting to buy alcohol by person under 18 35 22 — — 13 8 1 1 — — All offences 90,057 43 1,253 1 5,249 3 3,980 2 80 0 — = nil. 1 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. Source: Office for Criminal Justice Reform - Evidence & Analysis unit.