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Written question asked by Jeremy Browne (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 18 April 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 20 April 2007. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 April 2007 on behalf of the Home Office.


Schools: Crime

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offences of (a) theft and (b) criminal damage from (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools were reported to police in each year since 1997; and how many and what percentage of those cases resulted in the arrest of a school pupil, broken down by local authority area.
Answer

The information requested is not available from the recorded crime statistics. Offences occurring on school property cannot be separately identified and information is not collected on the status of those arrested.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
133270; 459 c1059W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Crime Schools
Link
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