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<p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts for offences
related to the sale of alcohol to an intoxicated person in England and Wales, from
2009 to 2013 (the latest available), can be viewed in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="5">Offenders found guilty at all courts for offences related to selling alcohol
to an intoxicated person <sup>(1)</sup>, England and Wales, 2009 to 2013 <sup>(2)(3)</sup></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>2010</td><td>2011</td><td>2012</td><td>2013</td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>5</td><td>10</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td
colspan="5"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">(1) An offence under S141 of the Licensing
Act 2003</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">(2) The figures
given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences
for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more
offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same
disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence
for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">
</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">(3) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures
presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data
have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts
and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection
processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data
are used.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Source: Justice
Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Ref:
PQ 220862</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
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