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To ask Her Majesty's Government how many convictions for drinking offences of persons aged (a) 18 or under, and (b) 18–25, there were in each Police Authority area in (1) 2000, (2) 2004, and (3) 2008. [HL2771]
The number of persons found guilty at all courts for selected drinking offences in England and Wales, by age group, police force area and period are given in table 1.
The number of persons issued with a penalty notice for disorder (PND) for selected drinking offences by age group (data are available for persons aged 16 and over), police force area and period are given in table 2. The PND scheme was implemented in all 43 police force areas in England and Wales in 2004.
Information relating to Scotland and Northern Ireland is a matter for the Scottish Executive and the Northern Ireland Office respectively.
Data are given in the tables for 2000, 2004 and 2007 (latest available). Data for 2008 will be available in the autumn of 2009.
Table 1: The number of persons found guilty for selected drinking offences(1) in England and Wales, by age group and period(2) (3)
Police force area 2000 2004 2007 2000 2004 2007 Avon and Somerset 11 14 31 115 134 56 Bedfordshire 9 12 10 52 33 22 Cambridgeshire 6 15 10 42 35 21 Cheshire 44 55 25 217 167 51 City of London - - - 7 5 4 Cleveland 47 45 21 251 208 40 Cumbria 42 44 51 201 204 136 Derbyshire 17 41 18 99 126 93 Devon and Cornwall 53 84 96 231 130 167 Dorset 19 9 22 156 56 36 Durham 48 48 74 184 170 67 Essex 53 26 9 215 43 54 Gloucestershire 10 7 3 55 56 14 Greater Manchester 85 36 28 330 119 94 Hampshire 71 78 31 456 210 88 Hertfordshire 22 15 2 162 147 10 Humberside 20 25 12 75 42 17 Kent 69 114 65 317 426 95 Lancashire 139 83 91 691 263 216 Leicestershire 1 - 3 7 9 12 Lincolnshire 21 37 4 179 166 25 Merseyside 160 102 85 623 400 385 Metropolitan Police 55 55 39 375 230 172 Norfolk 4 5 11 48 33 33 North Yorkshire 25 19 26 176 66 65 Northamptonshire 3 3 4 4 8 4 Northumbria 299 394 479 1,500 1,733 1,887 Nottinghamshire 16 11 10 152 74 71 South Yorkshire 96 93 38 402 392 187 Staffordshire(4) - 19 16 - 65 49 Suffolk 17 31 3 91 135 34 Surrey 19 21 5 152 103 34 Sussex 37 38 38 157 149 118 Thames Valley 36 41 15 359 271 74 Warwickshire 13 8 10 95 41 14 West Mercia 27 51 42 165 151 194 West Midlands 24 28 69 115 83 342 West Yorkshire 96 46 124 493 193 395 Wiltshire 18 22 2 108 112 21 Dyfed-Powys 7 14 15 82 83 56 Gwent 28 20 37 132 93 114 North Wales 49 36 22 292 174 65 South Wales 71 74 20 423 314 58 Total 1,887 1,919 1,716 9,986 7,652 5,690
(1) Includes the following statutes and offence descriptions:
Licensing Act 2003 s.150(1).
Individual aged under 18 knowingly consuming alcohol.
Criminal Justice Act 1967 s.91.
Being guilty while drunk of disorderly behaviour.
Licensing Act 1872 s.12.
Being found drunk in a highway or other public place, whether a building or not, or on licensed premises.
Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 s.12 Alcohol consumption in designated public places.
(2) 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.
(3) 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.
(4) Staffordshire Police Force was only able to submit sample data for persons proceeded against and convicted in the magistrates' courts for the year 2000. Although sufficient to estimate higher orders of data, these data are not robust enough at a detailed level and have been excluded from the table.
Source: Office for Criminal Justice Reform - Evidence & Analysis Unit.
[Ref: IOS 203-09].
Table 2: The number of Penalty Notices for Disorder (PNDs) issued to persons for selected drinking offences(1) In England and Wales, by age group and period (2)(3)
Police force area 2004 2007 2004 2007 Avon and Somerset - 17 100 134 Bedfordshire 13 21 58 137 British Transport Police ** 31 ** 275 Cambridgeshire 1 22 106 200 Cheshire 39 38 193 300 City of London - 1 11 108 Cleveland 38 44 181 250 Cumbria 22 15 223 403 Derbyshire 27 79 214 384 Devon and Cornwall - 95 605 962 Dorset 4 14 43 104 Durham 7 4 280 543 Essex 41 28 367 245 Gloucestershire 23 16 136 56 Greater Manchester 8 68 198 201 Hampshire 18 55 656 345 Hertfordshire 19 28 116 179 Humberside 57 65 294 374 Kent 14 158 309 1,119 Lancashire 224 561 1,418 2,930 Leicestershire 1 10 45 222 Lincolnshire 6 5 100 40 Merseyside 222 336 1,382 1,856 Metropolitan Police 61 85 1,779 1,386 Norfolk 2 8 38 141 Northamptonshire 17 33 144 213 Northumbria - 279 81 2,735 North Yorkshire 1 80 229 578 Nottinghamshire 32 34 250 348 South Yorkshire 107 237 909 1,552 Staffordshire 36 38 235 214 Suffolk 4 4 174 51 Surrey 2 20 64 150 Sussex 76 79 490 845 Thames Valley 11 12 241 201 Warwickshire 9 11 142 66 West Mercia 4 44 95 360 West Midlands 85 222 767 2,011 West Yorkshire 71 190 457 1,496 Wiltshire 7 25 219 167 Dyfed-Powys 14 13 96 133 Gwent 6 16 76 111 North Wales 56 138 381 610 South Wales 1 25 48 176 Total 1,386 3,304 13,950 24,911
(1) Includes the following statutes and offence descriptions:
Licensing Act 2003 s.150(1).
Individual aged under 18 knowingly consuming alcohol.
Criminal Justice Act 1967 s.91.
Being guilty while drunk of disorderly behaviour.
Licensing Act 1872 s.12.
Being found drunk in a highway or other public place, whether a building or not, or on licensed premises.
Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 s.12 Alcohol consumption in designated public places.
(2) 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.
(3) The PND scheme was implemented in all 43 police force areas in 2004.
** Not applicable. The British Transport Police started issuing PNDs on 1st March 2006.
Source: Office for Criminal Justice Reform—Evidence & Analysis Unit.
[Ref: IOS203-09]