House of Lords written question – answered at on 2 April 2014.
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
Liberal Democrat
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many prosecutions have been brought in the last 10 years under sections 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 29B, 29C, 29D, 29E and 29F of the Public Order Act 1986 and under sections 31 and 32 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many prosecutions brought in the last 10 years under sections 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 29B, 29C, 29D, 29E and 29F of the Public Order Act 1986 and under sections 31 and 32 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 have resulted in a guilty verdict.
Lord Faulks
The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice
The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates' courts and found guilty at all courts for selected offences under the Public Order Act 1986 and Crime and Disorder Act 1998 in England and Wales, from 2004 to 2012 (latest data available) can be viewed in the table.
Court proceedings statistics for the year 2013 are planned to be published by the Ministry of Justice in May 2014.
Defendants proceeded against at magistrates' court and found guilty at all courts for selected offences under the Public Order Act 1986 and Crime and Disorder Act 1998, England and Wales, 2002-2012(1)(2)
| Statute | Sections | Outcome | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| Public Order Act 1986 | Section 18 | Proceeded against | - | - | 34 | 15 | 8 | 9 |
| Found Guilty | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Section 19 | Proceeded against | - | - | 1 | 13 | 3 | - | |
| Found Guilty | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | - | ||
| Section 20 | Proceeded against | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Found Guilty | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Section 21 | Proceeded against | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Found Guilty | - | - | - | 1 | - | |||
| Section 22 | Proceeded against | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Found Guilty | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | ||
| Section 29B | Proceeded against | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Found Guilty | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||
| Section 29C | Proceeded against | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Found Guilty | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Section 29D | Proceeded against | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Found Guilty | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Section 29E | Proceeded against | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Found Guilty | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Section 29F | Proceeded against | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Found Guilty | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Crime and Disorder Act 1998 | Section 31 | Proceeded against | 2,740 | 3,271 | 3914 | 4,512 | 5,603 | 6,283 |
| Found Guilty | 1,511 | 1,991 | 2382 | 2,911 | 3,736 | 4,435 | ||
| Section 32 | Proceeded against | 380 | 350 | 353 | 317 | 296 | 282 | |
| Found Guilty | 154 | 169 | 174 | 150 | 198 | 179 |
| Statute | Sections | Outcome | 2008(3) | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| Public Order Act 1986 | Section 18 | Proceeded against | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 7 |
| Found Guilty | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | - | ||
| Section 19 | Proceeded against | 2 | - | - | - | - | |
| Found Guilty | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | ||
| Section 20 | Proceeded against | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Found Guilty | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Section 21 | Proceeded against | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Found Guilty | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | ||
| Section 22 | Proceeded against | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Found Guilty | - | 2 | - | - | - | ||
| Section 29B | Proceeded against | - | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Found Guilty | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | ||
| Section 29C | Proceeded against | - | 1 | - | 5 | - | |
| Found Guilty | - | - | - | - | 3 | ||
| Section 29D | Proceeded against | - | - | - | - | - |
| Found Guilty | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Section 29E | Proceeded against | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Found Guilty | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Section 29F | Proceeded against | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Found Guilty | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Crime and Disorder Act 1998 | Section 31 | Proceeded against | 6,385 | 7,015 | 8,072 | 7,287 | 6,764 |
| Found Guilty | 4,648 | 5,089 | 5,786 | 5,321 | 5,070 | ||
| Section 32 | Proceeded against | 295 | 326 | 354 | 314 | 275 | |
| Found Guilty | 194 | 190 | 202 | 176 | 158 |
“-” Nil
(1) The figures given in the table on court proceedings 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 it 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.
(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 the courts and 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) Excludes data for Cardiff magistrates' court for April, July and August 2008.
Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.
PQ HL 5769 & 5770
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