Drunkenness

Mr. McCrindle
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of offences of drunkenness in England and Wales in 1974, 1975 and 1976 in regard to persons under 18 years of age.

Mr. John
The available information is in terms of findings of guilt only, and is as follows: --------------------
|1974|…|…|…|…|5,018|
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|1975|…|…|…|…|4,805|
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Figures for 1976 are not yet available.