To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many first time entrants into the criminal justice system there were in each local authority area in each year since 1997. (301480)

[holding answer 30 November 2009]: I have been asked to reply.

The data on first time entrants (FTE) to the criminal justice system from 1997 to 1999 are currently unavailable in this format.

FTE data from 2000-01 to 2008-09, by local authority, are published at table 2 here:

http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/STR/d000895/index.shtml