(2) how many (a) shop and (b) supermarket workers have been prosecuted for selling alcohol to underage persons in each of the last five years.
[holding answer 23 November 2009]: Data showing the number of males, females and other defendants proceeded against for selling alcohol to persons aged under 18, in England and Wales from 2003 to 2007 (latest available) are shown in Table 1.
Establishments are included as other defendants, it is not possible to differentiate between sales on and off premises in the court proceedings database.
Table 2 shows the number of penalty notices for disorder issued for “Sale of alcohol to a person aged under 18” by gender from 2004 to 2007 (latest available).
Statistics for 2008 are planned for publication at the end of January 2010.
Force Sex 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Avon and Somerset Male 1 — 7 2 — Female — — 7 3 1 Other defendant 1 — — — — Total 2 — 14 5 1 Bedfordshire Male 1 5 10 23 2 Female 1 2 — 1 — Other defendant — — — — Total 2 7 10 24 2 Cambridgeshire Male — 3 6 16 8 Female — 1 3 11 2 Other defendant — — — — — Total — 4 9 27 10 Cheshire Male 8 14 4 6 6 Female 7 6 4 — — Other defendant 1 — — — — Total 16 20 8 6 6 Cleveland Male 1 6 11 8 8 Female 1 4 3 3 5 Other defendant 2 — — — — Total 4 10 14 11 13 Cumbria Male 1 1 2 1 1 Female — — 6 — — Other defendant — — — — — Total 1 1 8 1 1 Derbyshire Male 27 18 9 7 6 Female 10 4 4 1 1 Other defendant — — — — — Total 37 22 13 8 7 Devon and Cornwall Male — 7 5 4 3 Female — 5 3 2 2 Other defendant — — — — — Total —- 12 8 6 5 Dorset Male 7 6 30 6 2 Female 2 4 5 1 — Other defendant — — — — — Total 9 10 35 7 2 Durham Male — 2 2 — 1 Female — — — — 2 Other defendant — — — — — Total — 2 2 — 3 Essex Male 4 1 8 14 12 Female 3 1 — 2 2 Other defendant — — — — — Total 7 2 8 16 14 Gloucestershire Male — 1 4 9 3 Female — — 1 1 — Other defendant — — — — — Total — 1 5 10 3 Male 85 124 81 111 30 Greater Manchester Female 40 55 36 48 5 Other defendant 4 1 — 1 — Total 129 180 117 160 35 Hampshire Male — 6 7 2 4 Female — 3 4 — — Other defendant — — — — — Total — 9 11 2 4 Hertfordshire Male 1 7 3 40 21 Female — 1 — — 2 Other defendant — — — — 1 Total 1 8 3 40 24 Humberside Male — 3 2 3 2 Female — 8 — 3 3 Other defendant — — — — — Total — 11 2 6 5 Kent Male 9 10 13 2 2 Female 3 3 1 — — Other defendant — 2 — — — Total 12 15 14 2 2 Lancashire Male 15 14 49 22 24 Female 8 8 40 10 3 Other defendant — — — — — Total 23 22 89 32 27 Leicestershire Male 9 9 21 35 40 Female 6 — 6 10 15 Other defendant — 1 — — — Total 15 10 27 45 55 Lincolnshire Male 9 3 7 5 2 Female 8 1 4 5 1 Other defendant — — — — — Total 17 4 11 10 3 Merseyside Male 25 13 12 12 21 Female 16 6 4 22 7 Other defendant 1 — — — — Total 42 19 16 34 28 Metropolitan Police Male 84 133 223 197 136 Female 13 22 28 24 18 Other defendant 16 12 2 15 22 Total 113 167 253 236 176 Norfolk Male 1 6 — — 1 Female — 3 3 — 1 Other defendant — — — — — Total 1 9 3 — 2 North Yorkshire Male 3 16 2 25 16 Female 4 6 1 16 13 Other defendant — — — 27 — Total 7 22 3 68 29 Northamptonshire Male — — 7 11 7 Female — — 4 2 — Other defendant — — — — — Total — — 11 13 7 Northumbria Male 31 36 65 30 8 Female 7 14 14 10 4 Other defendant — 1 — 1 — Total 38 51 79 41 12 Nottinghamshire Male 5 — 6 26 3 Female 4 — 5 11 2 Other defendant — — — — — Total 9 — 11 37 5 South Yorkshire Male — 4 11 8 4 Female — 1 7 2 3 Other defendant — — — — 2 Total — 5 18 10 9 Staffordshire Male 3 5 14 13 16 Female 5 — 6 10 10 Other defendant — — — — — Total 8 5 20 23 26 Suffolk Male — 1 1 2 — Female — — 2 2 — Other defendant — — — — — Total — 1 3 4 — Surrey Male 4 9 12 17 3 Female — 1 1 1 2 Other defendant — — — — — Total 4 10 13 18 5 Sussex Male 7 3 2 23 8 Female 1 1 2 9 3 Other defendant — — — 1 — Total 8 4 4 33 11 Thames Valley Male 2 19 6 28 14 Female 4 8 9 8 6 Other defendant — 1 — — — Total 6 28 15 36 20 Warwickshire Male 19 17 5 2 1 Female 7 9 2 — — Other defendant 1 — — — — Total 27 26 7 2 1 West Mercia Male 7 3 17 10 5 Female — 1 2 — — Other defendant — 1 — — — Total 7 5 19 10 5 West Midlands Male 20 34 53 55 40 Female — 11 22 18 16 Other defendant — — 1 1 1 Total 20 45 76 74 57 West Yorkshire Male 1 17 9 14 8 Female — 4 6 3 1 Other defendant 1 — — — — Total 2 21 15 17 9 Wiltshire Male 4 5 16 9 5 Female 1 3 7 1 1 Other defendant 1 2 — — — Total 6 10 23 10 6 Dyfed-Powys Male 5 15 4 12 6 Female — 9 2 4 4 Other defendant — — — 2 3 Total 5 24 6 18 13 Gwent Male — 8 13 14 8 Female 2 12 3 6 5 Other defendant — — — 1 — Total 2 20 16 21 13 North Wales Male 4 3 8 3 6 Female 3 2 2 1 2 Other defendant — — — — — Total 7 5 10 4 8 South Wales Male 24 27 40 56 22 Female 5 6 15 15 4 Other defendant — 1 — 1 3 Total 29 34 55 72 29 England and Wales Male 427 614 807 883 515 Female 161 225 274 266 146 Other defendant 28 22 3 50 32 Total 616 861 1,084 1,199 693 1 Other defendants include companies and public bodies etc. 2 Includes the following offences: (a) Holder of occasional permission or his agent knowingly selling to, knowingly allow consumption by or allowing any person to sell, intoxicating liquor to a person under 18. Selling etc intoxicating liquor to person under 18 for consumption on the premises. (b) Wholesaler selling intoxicating liquor to a person under 18. (c ) Sale of alcohol to person under 18. (d) Allowing sale of alcohol to person under 18. (e) Persistently selling alcohol to children. 3 The statistics relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences the principal offence is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. 4 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 force. 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: Evidence and Analysis Unit—Office for Criminal Justice Reform Ref: IOS 043-09
Force Sex 2004 2005 2006 2007 Avon and Somerset Male — 29 25 33 Female — 27 29 27 Total — 56 54 60 Bedfordshire Male — 1 6 10 Female — 1 7 3 Total — 2 13 13 Cambridgeshire Male — 8 14 16 Female — 3 15 6 Total — 11 29 22 Cheshire Male — 21 19 19 Female — 28 31 7 Total — 49 50 26 Cleveland Male — 10 10 27 Female — 23 13 38 Total — 33 23 65 Cumbria Male — 10 11 13 Female — 13 10 27 Total — 23 21 40 Derbyshire Male — 5 16 50 Female — 3 14 51 Total — 8 30 101 Devon and Cornwall Male — 32 54 31 Female — 50 61 38 Total — 82 115 69 Dorset Male 13 3 9 20 Female 9 19 20 15 Total 22 22 29 35 Durham Male — — 1 12 Female — — — 13 Total — — 1 25 Essex Male 3 60 42 53 Female 4 60 52 58 Total 7 120 94 111 Gloucestershire Male — 17 28 44 Female — 25 26 42 Total — 42 54 86 Greater Manchester Male — 60 122 98 Female — 67 89 43 Total — 127 211 141 Hampshire Male 1 31 57 114 Female 1 36 52 91 Total 2 67 109 205 Hertfordshire Male — 2 30 46 Female — 1 11 21 Total — 3 41 67 Humberside Male 1 13 22 46 Female 1 32 26 52 Total 2 45 48 98 Kent Male — 8 3 16 Female — 2 2 7 Total — 10 5 23 Lancashire Male 17 95 105 100 Female 13 95 101 90 Total 30 190 206 190 Leicestershire Male 2 22 26 89 Female — 24 33 61 Total 2 46 59 150 Lincolnshire Male — 10 21 15 Female — 16 36 39 Total — 26 57 54 Merseyside Male 2 44 56 72 Female — 29 71 103 Total 2 73 127 175 Metropolitan Police Male 12 113 190 264 Female 9 48 62 77 Total 21 161 252 341 Norfolk Male — — 5 17 Female — — 5 19 Total — — 10 36 Northamptonshire Male 1 15 18 15 Female — 24 16 7 Total 1 39 34 22 Northumbria Male 1 24 47 44 Female — 24 37 23 Total 1 48 84 67 North Yorkshire Male — — 4 8 Female — — 7 17 Total — — 11 25 Nottinghamshire Male 3 54 125 81 Female 6 63 140 87 Total 9 117 265 168 South Yorkshire Male 1 47 76 69 Female 1 60 82 90 Total 2 107 158 159 Staffordshire Male — 6 34 32 Female — 13 41 35 Total — 19 75 67 Suffolk Male — 11 14 7 Female — 8 7 13 Total — 19 21 20 Surrey Male — — 22 57 Female — — 12 15 Total — — 34 72 Sussex Male — 29 116 63 Female — 34 100 56 Total — 63 216 119 Thames Valley Male — 8 59 80 Female — 4 36 51 Total — 12 95 131 Warwickshire Male — 3 1 24 Female — — 4 13 Total — 3 5 37 West Mercia Male 1 4 11 16 Female — 18 23 20 Total 1 22 34 36 West Midlands Male 2 69 83 90 Female 4 45 60 45 Total 6 114 143 135 West Yorkshire Male 4 32 64 97 Female — 40 41 64 Total 4 72 105 161 Wiltshire Male — 5 9 15 Female — 3 9 9 Total — 8 18 24 Dyfed-Powys Male — 6 5 9 Female — 12 4 11 Total — 18 9 20 Gwent Male — 9 27 37 Female — 11 23 34 Total — 20 50 71 North Wales Male 1 20 41 29 Female — 38 42 34 Total 1 58 83 63 South Wales Male — 70 67 28 Female — 53 50 25 Total — 123 117 53 England and Wales Male 62 1,006 1,695 2,006 Female 51 1,052 1,500 1,577 Total 113 2,058 3,195 3,583 1 This PND offence was added to the scheme on 1 November 2004.
[holding answer 23 November 2009]: The information requested on arrests is not collected centrally.
The arrests collection held by the Home Office covers arrests for recorded crime (notifiable offences) only, broken down at a main offence group level, covering categories such as violence against the person and robbery. It is not possible to identify the number of arrests made for alcohol related acts of disorder or violence from the data on arrests reported to the Home Office.