Written question asked by Chris Ruane (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 May 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 July 2004. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Monday, 5 July 2004 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many curfews have been issued in respect of (a) up to 11 year olds and (b) up to 15 year olds since their inception. - Inc table.

Answer: Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many curfews have been issued in respect of (a) up to 11-year-olds and (b) up to 15- year-olds since their inception. [175471] Paul Goggins: The available information relates to the number of juveniles aged 10 to 15 years who have received a curfew order at court, in England and Wales from 1998 to 2002, and is contained in the table. Juveniles sentenced to curfew orders at all courts in England and Wales, 1998 to 2002, by age group _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Aged 10 to 11 years Aged 12 to 15 years 1998 -- 45 1999 1 100 2000 1 52 2001 7 568 2002 13 1,077 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Statistics on court proceedings for 2003 will be published in the autumn.

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