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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, 15 May 2007 on behalf of the Home Office.


Schools: Crime

Question
(2) how many school children were arrested during school hours in the last year for which figures are available.
Answer

Information on arrests held by the Office for Criminal Justice Reform provides the number of persons arrested for recorded crime (notifiable offences), by age group, gender, ethnicity and main offence group within the 43 police force areas in England and Wales. Information is not collected centrally on the circumstances of the arrests.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
133280; 460 c711W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Crime Arrests Pupils Schools
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk