The table below shows the total number of confiscation orders issued for 2012/13 and 2013/14. It also shows the average value of confiscation orders made for drug related offences. The average value data is based on the \u2018current\u2019 order value and not the \u2018original\u2019 order value to ensure the data accurately captures amendments to the values following successful appeals or variations.<\/p>
<\/strong><\/p> <\/p><\/td> 2012/2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2013/2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total orders issued<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 6401<\/p><\/td> 6033<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Average value of orders issued (drug related offences)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £16,336.86<\/p><\/td> £16,490.30<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Confiscation orders are one of the key mechanisms available to the Government to deprive criminals of the proceeds of their crimes. They are based on the notional benefit attributed to the crime and may therefore exceed the value of realisable assets that are known to the Court at the time of imposition. Crucially, an order that is outstanding stops the criminal benefitting from the proceeds of crime and ensures that, if assets are discovered in the future, they can be seized.<\/p> <\/p> HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) and other agencies involved in confiscation order enforcement take the recovery of criminal assets very seriously and are working to ensure that clamping down on defaulters is a continued priority.<\/p> <\/p> The amount defendants repaid from their criminal activity across all agencies has increased for the last five consecutive years and we are currently on course to have another highly effective year. £137.2million was collected in 2013/14 (which represented a 4% increase on the total recovered during 2012/13); as at the end of December 2014, £113 million had been recovered, which is an increase of 10% on the same period last year.<\/p> The majority of Confiscation Orders (52% by value) are enforced by agencies other than HM Courts & Tribunals Service. These agencies include the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Department for Work and Pensions and local authorities.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average value was of a confiscation order for drug-related crimes in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/176800/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The table below shows the total number of confiscation orders issued for drug related offences in 2012/13 and 2013/14. It also shows the average amount recovered for drug related offences. The average value data is based on the \u2018current\u2019 order value and not the \u2018original\u2019 order value to ensure the data accurately captures amendments to the values following successful appeals or variations.<\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p><\/td> 2012/2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2013/2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total orders made (drug related offences)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 3610<\/p><\/td> 3537<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Average amount recovered (drug related offences)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £10,165.73<\/p><\/td> £8,904.09<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Confiscation orders are one of the key mechanisms available to the Government to deprive criminals of the proceeds of their crimes. They are based on the notional benefit attributed to the crime and may therefore exceed the value of realisable assets that are known to the Court at the time of imposition. Crucially, an order that is outstanding stops the criminal benefitting from the proceeds of crime and ensures that, if assets are discovered in the future, they can be seized.<\/p> <\/p> HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) and other agencies involved in confiscation order enforcement take the recovery of criminal assets very seriously and are working to ensure that clamping down on defaulters is a continued priority.<\/p> <\/p> The amount defendants repaid from their criminal activity across all agencies has increased for the last five consecutive years and we are currently on course to have another highly effective year. £137.2million was collected in 2013/14 (which represented a 4% increase on the total recovered during 2012/13); as at the end of December 2014, £113 million had been recovered, which is an increase of 10% on the same period last year.<\/p> The majority of Confiscation Orders (52% by value) are enforced by agencies other than HM Courts & Tribunals Service. These agencies include the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Department for Work and Pensions and local authorities.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many confiscation orders were issued for drug-related crimes in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/176801/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The table below shows the total number of confiscation orders issued for 2012/13 and 2013/14. It also shows the average value of confiscation orders made for drug related offences. The average value data is based on the \u2018current\u2019 order value and not the \u2018original\u2019 order value to ensure the data accurately captures amendments to the values following successful appeals or variations.<\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p><\/td> 2012/2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2013/2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total orders issued<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 6401<\/p><\/td> 6033<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Average value of orders issued (drug related offences)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £16,336.86<\/p><\/td> £16,490.30<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Confiscation orders are one of the key mechanisms available to the Government to deprive criminals of the proceeds of their crimes. They are based on the notional benefit attributed to the crime and may therefore exceed the value of realisable assets that are known to the Court at the time of imposition. Crucially, an order that is outstanding stops the criminal benefitting from the proceeds of crime and ensures that, if assets are discovered in the future, they can be seized.<\/p> <\/p> HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) and other agencies involved in confiscation order enforcement take the recovery of criminal assets very seriously and are working to ensure that clamping down on defaulters is a continued priority.<\/p> <\/p> The amount defendants repaid from their criminal activity across all agencies has increased for the last five consecutive years and we are currently on course to have another highly effective year. £137.2million was collected in 2013/14 (which represented a 4% increase on the total recovered during 2012/13); as at the end of December 2014, £113 million had been recovered, which is an increase of 10% on the same period last year.<\/p> The majority of Confiscation Orders (52% by value) are enforced by agencies other than HM Courts & Tribunals Service. These agencies include the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Department for Work and Pensions and local authorities.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many confiscation orders were issued in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/176802/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Under this Government crime is falling and criminals are more likely to go to prison and for longer. Drug offending is serious in itself, and drug dealers can expect substantial prison sentences, but drug abuse also underlies a huge volume of acquisitive and violent crime which can blight communities. The independent Sentencing Council issued a sentencing guideline on drug offences, effective from February 2012, which brought sentencing guidance together for the first time to help to ensure consistent and proportionate sentencing for all drug offences that come before courts.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The number of offenders found guilty at all courts of drug offences and of all drug-related offences, by quarter, in England and Wales from 2012 to 2013, can be viewed in the table below.<\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Whilst criminal justice statistics for England and Wales as a whole for the years 2012 and 2013 are in the public domain, statistics for the year 2014 are planned for publication on the Ministry of Justice website in May 2015. Please note that whilst quarterly court proceedings and convictions headline data are published on the Ministry of Justice website and are currently available up to end June 2014, these data are subject to revision as later quarters are published, and are finalised only when the annual publication is made publicly available. To ensure consistency of data released to users, further breakdowns (in this case by specific offences under certain legislation) of 2014 Quarter 1 (January to March) data are not available until the annual criminal statistics publication is published.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of offenders convicted in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14 were convicted for what drug-related crimes.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/176803", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/176803/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The table below shows the total number of confiscation orders issued for drug related offences in 2012/13 and 2013/14. It also shows the average amount recovered for drug related offences. The average value data is based on the \u2018current\u2019 order value and not the \u2018original\u2019 order value to ensure the data accurately captures amendments to the values following successful appeals or variations.<\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p><\/td> 2012/2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2013/2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total orders made (drug related offences)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 3610<\/p><\/td> 3537<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Average amount recovered (drug related offences)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £10,165.73<\/p><\/td> £8,904.09<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Confiscation orders are one of the key mechanisms available to the Government to deprive criminals of the proceeds of their crimes. They are based on the notional benefit attributed to the crime and may therefore exceed the value of realisable assets that are known to the Court at the time of imposition. Crucially, an order that is outstanding stops the criminal benefitting from the proceeds of crime and ensures that, if assets are discovered in the future, they can be seized.<\/p> <\/p> HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) and other agencies involved in confiscation order enforcement take the recovery of criminal assets very seriously and are working to ensure that clamping down on defaulters is a continued priority.<\/p> <\/p> The amount defendants repaid from their criminal activity across all agencies has increased for the last five consecutive years and we are currently on course to have another highly effective year. £137.2million was collected in 2013/14 (which represented a 4% increase on the total recovered during 2012/13); as at the end of December 2014, £113 million had been recovered, which is an increase of 10% on the same period last year.<\/p> The majority of Confiscation Orders (52% by value) are enforced by agencies other than HM Courts & Tribunals Service. These agencies include the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Department for Work and Pensions and local authorities.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average amount recovered through confiscation orders for drug-related crimes was in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes in total have been recorded in (a) Elmbridge and (b) Surrey in each month since April 2014; and how many police officers were employed in these areas during those months.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/177248", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/175968/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Domestic violence and abuse is a dreadful crime and has no place in our society. Tackling it has been one of this Government\u2019s top priorities. We are determined to support victims in rebuilding their lives and reporting these crimes, and to make sure perpetrators are brought to justice. We have piloted and rolled out Clare's Law and domestic violence protection orders; extended the definition of domestic abuse to cover controlling behaviour and teenage relationships; run two successful campaigns to challenge perceptions of abuse; and placed Domestic Homicide Reviews on a statutory footing to make sure lessons are learned from individual tragedies. More recently we have added an amendment to the Serious Crime Bill at Commons Committee stage to create a new offence of domestic abuse.<\/p> <\/p> Information held centrally by the Ministry of Justice on the Court Proceedings Database does not include the circumstances behind each case beyond the description provided in the statute. It is not possible separately to identify from this centrally held information how many people imprisoned for contempt of court have also been victims of a crime. This detailed information may be held on court records but is not reported centrally to the Ministry of Justice. As such, the information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.<\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/175971/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Driving offences can have very serious and sometimes devastating consequences for victims and their families. That is why the Government is toughened the law by closing loopholes relating to breath tests conducted by the police.<\/p> <\/p> The number of breath tests carried out by police in England and Wales between 2008 and 2012, the latest year available, and the number of tests that were positive or refused is set out in the table below. For reporting purposes the Home Office does not differentiate between \u2018positive\u2019 and \u2018refused\u2019 breathe tests. If an individual refuses a breath test, this is an offence which carries the same maximum penalty as a positive breath test.<\/p> <\/p> Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Number of breath tests<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Positive/Refused<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2008<\/p><\/td> 711,658<\/p><\/td> 91,666<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009<\/p><\/td> 815,290<\/p><\/td> 93,348<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/p><\/td> 736,846<\/p><\/td> 84,436<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/p><\/td> 685,992<\/p><\/td> 80,761<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/p><\/td> 682,558<\/p><\/td> 75,868<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> The table below sets out the total number of offenders found guilty of drink driving offences in England and Wales per year between 2009 and 2013 (the latest year available) and in December of each year.<\/p> <\/p> Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total number of offences <\/strong><\/p><\/td> Of which December =<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009<\/p><\/td> 68,335<\/p><\/td> 5,041<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/p><\/td> 53,305<\/p><\/td> 3,823<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/p><\/td> 50,320<\/p><\/td> 3,774<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/p><\/td> 50,192<\/p><\/td> 3,498<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/p><\/td> 47,844<\/p><\/td> 3,645<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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Offenders found guilty at all courts of drug offences, by quarter, England and Wales, 2012 to 2013 (1)(2)<\/sup><\/td> <\/td><\/tr> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> Offence<\/td> 2012<\/td> 2013<\/td><\/tr> <\/td> Q1<\/td> Q2<\/td> Q3<\/td> Q4<\/td> Q1<\/td> Q2<\/td> Q3<\/td> Q4<\/td><\/tr> Importation and Exportation (3)<\/sup><\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> Number<\/td> 167<\/td> 135<\/td> 112<\/td> 129<\/td> 138<\/td> 101<\/td> 111<\/td> 108<\/td><\/tr> Proportion of total offences<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td><\/tr> Production (4)<\/sup><\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> Number<\/td> 1,789<\/td> 1,656<\/td> 1,640<\/td> 1,601<\/td> 1,631<\/td> 1,602<\/td> 1,622<\/td> 1,454<\/td><\/tr> Proportion of total offences<\/td> 1%<\/td> 1%<\/td> 1%<\/td> 1%<\/td> 1%<\/td> 1%<\/td> 1%<\/td> 1%<\/td><\/tr> Supply (5)<\/sup><\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> Number<\/td> 1,040<\/td> 916<\/td> 842<\/td> 760<\/td> 1,050<\/td> 982<\/td> 922<\/td> 936<\/td><\/tr> Proportion of total offences<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td><\/tr> Possession (6)<\/sup><\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> Number<\/td> 10,491<\/td> 9,331<\/td> 10,457<\/td> 9,557<\/td> 9,925<\/td> 9,840<\/td> 9,646<\/td> 9,108<\/td><\/tr> Proportion of total offences<\/td> 3%<\/td> 3%<\/td> 3%<\/td> 3%<\/td> 3%<\/td> 3%<\/td> 3%<\/td> 3%<\/td><\/tr> Possession with intent to supply (7)<\/sup><\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> Number<\/td> 1,854<\/td> 1,682<\/td> 1,657<\/td> 1,659<\/td> 1,691<\/td> 1,774<\/td> 1,893<\/td> 1,737<\/td><\/tr> Proportion of total offences<\/td> 1%<\/td> 1%<\/td> 1%<\/td> 1%<\/td> 1%<\/td> 1%<\/td> 1%<\/td> 1%<\/td><\/tr> Incitement to supply (8)<\/sup><\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> Number<\/td> -<\/td> 2<\/td> -<\/td> -<\/td> -<\/td> -<\/td> -<\/td> -<\/td><\/tr> Proportion of total offences<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td><\/tr> Permitting premises to be used for illegal purposes (9)<\/sup><\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> Number<\/td> 135<\/td> 102<\/td> 120<\/td> 112<\/td> 127<\/td> 116<\/td> 127<\/td> 122<\/td><\/tr> Proportion of total offences<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td><\/tr> Vienna Convention offences (10)<\/sup><\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> Number<\/td> -<\/td> -<\/td> -<\/td> -<\/td> 2<\/td> -<\/td> -<\/td> -<\/td><\/tr> Proportion of total offences<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td><\/tr> Miscellaneous offences (11)<\/sup><\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> Number<\/td> 67<\/td> 39<\/td> 35<\/td> 38<\/td> 41<\/td> 63<\/td> 56<\/td> 62<\/td><\/tr> Proportion of total offences<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td> 0%<\/td><\/tr> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> Total (drug offences)<\/td> 15,543<\/td> 13,863<\/td> 14,863<\/td> 13,856<\/td> 14,605<\/td> 14,478<\/td> 14,377<\/td> 13,527<\/td><\/tr> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> Total (other offences)<\/td> 312,074<\/td> 282,920<\/td> 289,521<\/td> 288,946<\/td> 286,896<\/td> 276,833<\/td> 277,308<\/td> 273,944<\/td><\/tr> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> Total (England and Wales)<\/td> 327,617<\/td> 296,783<\/td> 304,384<\/td> 302,802<\/td> 301,501<\/td> 291,311<\/td> 291,685<\/td> 287,471<\/td><\/tr> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> Drug convictions (%)<\/td> 5%<\/td> 5%<\/td> 5%<\/td> 5%<\/td> 5%<\/td> 5%<\/td> 5%<\/td> 5%<\/td><\/tr> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> '-' = Nil<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> (1) 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> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> (2) 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> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> (3) Offences under SS 50(2),(3),(5), 68 (2) & (4) & 170 (1-4) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> (4) Offences under Section 4(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> (5) Offences under Section 4(3) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> (6) Offences under Section 5(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> (7) Offences under Section 5(3) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> (8) Offences under Section 19 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> (9) Offences under Section 8 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> (10) Offences under SS12-19 of the Criminal Justice (International C-Operation) Act 1990 and RR6(5), 7, 7(5) & 8 of the Controlled Drug (Drug Precursors)(Community External Trade) Regulations 2008<\/td><\/tr> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> (11) Offences under SS 9, 11(2), 12 (6), 13(3), 17 (4), 18 (2-4), 20 & 23 (4) of The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 & SS 327 - 330, 333, 336 (5) & (6) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002<\/td><\/tr> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> NB - 0% readings are due to rounding down from below 0.5%<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> Ref: PQ 222733<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
accompanying table. Caution should be taken when comparing quarterly periods due to the seasonal nature of the data.
The Home Office collects police workforce statistics twice a year on a police force area basis. There were 1,938 full-time equivalent police officers employed by Surrey Police as at 31 March 2014 and 1,885 full-time equivalent
police officers as at 30 September 2014. The Home Office does not collect these statistics for Elmbridge or any area below police force level.<\/p>Total number of police-recorded offences, quarterly from April 2014, by CSP and PFA.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> Quarter:<\/td> Apr-Jun 2014<\/td> July-Sep 2014<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> Elmbridge Community Safety Partnership<\/td> 1,283<\/td> 1,442<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> Surrey Police Force Area<\/td> 12,237<\/td> 13,011<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> 1. Source: Police recorded crime data, published by the Office for National Statistics<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> 2. Police recorded crime data are not designated as National Statistics.<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> 3. Due to the seasonal nature of crime, care should be taken when comparing quarterly periods.<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>