Written question asked by Mark Hendrick (Labour) on Wednesday, 24 June 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 30 June 2015 (named day). It was answered by Andrew Selous (Conservative) on Tuesday, 30 June 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Tooth Whitening: Convictions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted in each magistrates' court in England for carrying out tooth whitening illegally under section 38 of the Dentists Act 1984 in 2014.

Answer: The Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings Database holds information on defendants proceeded against, found guilty and sentenced for criminal offences in England and Wales. However, not all offences are individually reported within the centrally held data. Data for offences under section 38 of the Dentist Act 1984 are reported as part of a related group of offences, and it is not possible to separately identify convictions for these specific offences from other offences under the Act. This information may be held by the individual courts in England and Wales and as such it can only be obtained at disproportionate cost

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 3944
Session: 2015-16
Related items: Tooth Whitening: Convictions
Wednesday, 15 July 2015
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Convictions Tooth whitening
Legislation: Dentists Act 1984
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk