Written question asked by Lynne Jones (Labour) on Thursday, 27 March 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 3 April 2003. It was answered by Bob Ainsworth (Labour) on Thursday, 3 April 2003 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were arrested and not charged in each of the past five years; and how many of them had never been arrested previously. - Inc table and fact that statistics on number of people who following arrest are not charged, or those who have never been arrested previously, not available centrally.

Answer: Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were arrested and not charged in each of the past five years; and how many of them had never been arrested previously. [106529] Mr. Bob Ainsworth: Data given in the table are for arrests for notifiable offences within the financial years 1999-2000 to 2001-02. Information for earlier years is not available on a consistent basis. Statistics on the number of people who following arrest are not charged, or those who have never been arrested previously, are not collected centrally. Persons arrested for notifiable offences recorded by the police, from 1999-2000 to 2001-02 £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year 1England and Wales 1999-2000 1,277,900 2000-01 1,264,200 2001-02 1,271,900 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Total (estimated)

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