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Written question asked by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour) on Thursday, 19 June 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 June 2008. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 June 2008 on behalf of the Home Office.


Alcoholic Drinks: Crime

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of arrests in (a) Chorley, (b) the North West and (c) England related to activity attributed to excessive alcohol consumption in each year since 1997.
Answer

The arrests collection held by the Ministry of Justice covers persons arrested for recorded crime (notifiable offences) only. Details of the circumstances of an arrest are not collected centrally.Summary offences of ‘being drunk and disorderly’ are non-notifiable and as a result are not covered by the collection.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
213567; 478 c210W
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Crime Alcoholic drinks
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk