Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 11 Jun 2019
Imprisonment for Public Protection
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 11 Jun 2019
Imprisonment for Public Protection
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Imprisonment for Public Protection
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Imprisonment for Public Protection
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Jun 2019
Rehabilitation of Offenders
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 04 Jun 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
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Written Question
Thursday 23rd May 2019
Asked by:
David Hanson (Labour - Delyn)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women were taken into immediate custody from (a) Crown courts and (b) magistrates courts for sentences of (i) less than and (ii) more than six months for each offence classification in each police force area in England and Wales in 2018-19.
Answered by Edward Argar
- Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
The number of women given a custodial sentence of less than and more than six months, at Magistrates and Crown courts, by offence and police force area in 2018 is published in the Court Outcomes by Police Force Area data tool at the following link:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802045/court-outcomes-by-PFA-2018.xlsx
The requested data can be gathered by:
- Select the relevant court in the ‘Court Type’ field (Magistrates/Crown)
- Select ‘2018’ in the ‘Year of Appearance’ field
- Select ’02: Female’ in the ‘Sex’ field
- Drag the ‘Offence’ field into Rows
- Select the relevant sentence lengths in the ‘Custodial Sentence Length’ field (six months or less/ greater than six months)
- Select the relevant police force area in the ‘Police Force Area’ field
The number of women given a custodial sentence less than and more than six months from each magistrates and Crown court in North Wales in 2018, with corresponding offence, is available in the attached tables.
Our vision, as set out in our Female Offender Strategy, is to see fewer women coming into the criminal justice system and a greater proportion managed successfully in the community.
There is persuasive evidence showing community sentences, in certain circumstances, are more effective than short custodial sentences in reducing reoffending. The MoJ study ‘The impact of short custodial sentences, community orders and suspended sentence orders on re-offending’ published in 2015 found that over a 1-year follow up period, a higher proportion of people re-offended having been sentenced to custody of under 12 months without supervision on release than other similar people given community orders.
Unless we tackle the underlying causes of offending, we cannot protect the public from being victims of crime. Effective community orders can address offenders’ behaviour, answer their mental health and alcohol or drug misuse needs, and provide reparation for the benefit of the wider community.
Written Question
Thursday 23rd May 2019
Asked by:
David Hanson (Labour - Delyn)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many adult women with no previous convictions were taken into immediate custody from (a) Crown courts and (b) magistrates courts for sentences of (i) below six months and (ii) six months and over in each police force area in England and Wales in 2018-19; and what the offence classification was in each of those cases.
Answered by Edward Argar
- Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
Information on the numbers of adult women and adult men with no previous convictions who were taken into immediate custody from the Crown Courts and the Magistrates courts for sentences of below six months and six months and over are provided below. It is not possible to provide breakdowns by police force area because, due to low numbers, this would risk identification of the individuals concerned. Number of adult1 female offenders with no previous convictions2 sentenced to immediate custody by court type3, sentence length4,5 and offence type; England and Wales6, 2018 | Number of Offenders | Offence type7 | Crown Court | Magistrates Court | | Less than 6 months | 6 months or more | Less than 6 months | 6 months or more | | Violence against the person | 1 | 144 | 4 | 2 | | Sexual offences | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | Robbery | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Theft Offences | 3 | 67 | 67 | 5 | Criminal damage and arson | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | Drug offences | 7 | 80 | 0 | 2 | Possession of weapons | 3 | 18 | 7 | 1 | Public order offences | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | Miscellaneous crimes against society | 28 | 145 | 4 | 0 | Fraud offences | 3 | 91 | 2 | 1 | Summary offences excluding motoring | 2 | 1 | 14 | 1 | Summary motoring offences | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | All offences | 47 | 616 | 111 | 12 | | Source: Ministry of Justice extract of the Police National Computer | Notes: | 1) Aged 18 or over at time of sentence. | 2) Counting the number of female offenders who were convicted in court for the first time. | 3) Includes crown and magistrates courts cases, where this information is recorded on the PNC. | 4) 6 months has been assumed to be 180 days. | 5) Excludes cases where the sentence length is not known | 6) England and Wales includes all 43 police force areas plus the British Transport Police | 7) For more detailed information on the offences included in each classification see the Offence Group Classifications file at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2017 | 8) The figures in these tables have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing. | Number of adult1 male offenders with no previous convictions2 sentenced to immediate custody by court type3, sentence length4,5 and offence type; England and Wales6, 2018 | Number of Offenders | Offence type7 | Crown Court | Magistrates Court | | Less than 6 months | 6 months or more | Less than 6 months | 6 months or more | | Violence against the person | 15 | 946 | 34 | 28 | | Sexual offences | 16 | 1,420 | 24 | 20 | Robbery | 0 | 161 | 0 | 4 | Theft Offences | 16 | 321 | 141 | 23 | Criminal damage and arson | 1 | 52 | 6 | 0 | Drug offences | 35 | 1,304 | 14 | 40 | Possession of weapons | 28 | 152 | 107 | 16 | Public order offences | 10 | 117 | 10 | 3 | Miscellaneous crimes against society | 124 | 833 | 67 | 28 | Fraud offences | 13 | 252 | 11 | 2 | Summary offences excluding motoring | 27 | 2 | 262 | 12 | Summary motoring offences | 2 | 1 | 76 | 0 | All offences | 287 | 5,561 | 752 | 176 | | Source: Ministry of Justice extract of the Police National Computer | Notes: | 1) Aged 18 or over at time of sentence. | 2) Counting the number of male offenders who were convicted in court for the first time. | 3) Includes crown and magistrates courts cases, where this information is recorded on the PNC. | 4) 6 months has been assumed to be 180 days. | 5) Excludes cases where the sentence length is not known | 6) England and Wales includes all 43 police force areas plus the British Transport Police | 7) For more detailed information on the offences included in each classification see the Offence Group Classifications file at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2017 | 8) The figures in these tables have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large-scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing. |
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There is persuasive evidence showing community sentences, in certain circumstances, are more effective than short custodial sentences in reducing reoffending. The MoJ study ‘The impact of short custodial sentences, community orders and suspended sentence orders on re-offending’ published in 2015 found that over a 1-year follow up period, a higher proportion of people re-offended having been sentenced to custody of under 12 months without supervision on release than other similar people given community orders.
Unless we tackle the underlying causes of offending, we cannot protect the public from being victims of crime. Effective community orders can address offenders’ behaviour, answer their mental health and alcohol or drug misuse needs, and provide reparation for the benefit of the wider community.
In the female offender strategy, published June 2018, we set out our vision to see fewer women coming into the criminal justice system, and a greater proportion managed successfully in the community.
Written Question
Thursday 23rd May 2019
Asked by:
David Hanson (Labour - Delyn)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many adult men with no previous convictions were taken into immediate custody from (a) Crown courts and (b) magistrates courts for sentences of (i) below six months and (ii) six months and over in each police force area in England and Wales in 2018-19; and what the offence classification was in each of those cases.
Answered by Edward Argar
- Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
Information on the numbers of adult women and adult men with no previous convictions who were taken into immediate custody from the Crown Courts and the Magistrates courts for sentences of below six months and six months and over are provided below. It is not possible to provide breakdowns by police force area because, due to low numbers, this would risk identification of the individuals concerned. Number of adult1 female offenders with no previous convictions2 sentenced to immediate custody by court type3, sentence length4,5 and offence type; England and Wales6, 2018 | Number of Offenders | Offence type7 | Crown Court | Magistrates Court | | Less than 6 months | 6 months or more | Less than 6 months | 6 months or more | | Violence against the person | 1 | 144 | 4 | 2 | | Sexual offences | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | Robbery | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Theft Offences | 3 | 67 | 67 | 5 | Criminal damage and arson | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | Drug offences | 7 | 80 | 0 | 2 | Possession of weapons | 3 | 18 | 7 | 1 | Public order offences | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | Miscellaneous crimes against society | 28 | 145 | 4 | 0 | Fraud offences | 3 | 91 | 2 | 1 | Summary offences excluding motoring | 2 | 1 | 14 | 1 | Summary motoring offences | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | All offences | 47 | 616 | 111 | 12 | | Source: Ministry of Justice extract of the Police National Computer | Notes: | 1) Aged 18 or over at time of sentence. | 2) Counting the number of female offenders who were convicted in court for the first time. | 3) Includes crown and magistrates courts cases, where this information is recorded on the PNC. | 4) 6 months has been assumed to be 180 days. | 5) Excludes cases where the sentence length is not known | 6) England and Wales includes all 43 police force areas plus the British Transport Police | 7) For more detailed information on the offences included in each classification see the Offence Group Classifications file at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2017 | 8) The figures in these tables have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing. | Number of adult1 male offenders with no previous convictions2 sentenced to immediate custody by court type3, sentence length4,5 and offence type; England and Wales6, 2018 | Number of Offenders | Offence type7 | Crown Court | Magistrates Court | | Less than 6 months | 6 months or more | Less than 6 months | 6 months or more | | Violence against the person | 15 | 946 | 34 | 28 | | Sexual offences | 16 | 1,420 | 24 | 20 | Robbery | 0 | 161 | 0 | 4 | Theft Offences | 16 | 321 | 141 | 23 | Criminal damage and arson | 1 | 52 | 6 | 0 | Drug offences | 35 | 1,304 | 14 | 40 | Possession of weapons | 28 | 152 | 107 | 16 | Public order offences | 10 | 117 | 10 | 3 | Miscellaneous crimes against society | 124 | 833 | 67 | 28 | Fraud offences | 13 | 252 | 11 | 2 | Summary offences excluding motoring | 27 | 2 | 262 | 12 | Summary motoring offences | 2 | 1 | 76 | 0 | All offences | 287 | 5,561 | 752 | 176 | | Source: Ministry of Justice extract of the Police National Computer | Notes: | 1) Aged 18 or over at time of sentence. | 2) Counting the number of male offenders who were convicted in court for the first time. | 3) Includes crown and magistrates courts cases, where this information is recorded on the PNC. | 4) 6 months has been assumed to be 180 days. | 5) Excludes cases where the sentence length is not known | 6) England and Wales includes all 43 police force areas plus the British Transport Police | 7) For more detailed information on the offences included in each classification see the Offence Group Classifications file at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2017 | 8) The figures in these tables have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large-scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing. |
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There is persuasive evidence showing community sentences, in certain circumstances, are more effective than short custodial sentences in reducing reoffending. The MoJ study ‘The impact of short custodial sentences, community orders and suspended sentence orders on re-offending’ published in 2015 found that over a 1-year follow up period, a higher proportion of people re-offended having been sentenced to custody of under 12 months without supervision on release than other similar people given community orders.
Unless we tackle the underlying causes of offending, we cannot protect the public from being victims of crime. Effective community orders can address offenders’ behaviour, answer their mental health and alcohol or drug misuse needs, and provide reparation for the benefit of the wider community.
In the female offender strategy, published June 2018, we set out our vision to see fewer women coming into the criminal justice system, and a greater proportion managed successfully in the community.
Written Question
Thursday 23rd May 2019
Asked by:
David Hanson (Labour - Delyn)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women sentenced to (a) less than and (b) more than six months were taken into immediate custody from each (i) magistrates and (ii) Crown court in North Wales in 2018-19; and what the offence classification was in each of those cases.
Answered by Edward Argar
- Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
The number of women given a custodial sentence of less than and more than six months, at Magistrates and Crown courts, by offence and police force area in 2018 is published in the Court Outcomes by Police Force Area data tool at the following link:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802045/court-outcomes-by-PFA-2018.xlsx
The requested data can be gathered by:
- Select the relevant court in the ‘Court Type’ field (Magistrates/Crown)
- Select ‘2018’ in the ‘Year of Appearance’ field
- Select ’02: Female’ in the ‘Sex’ field
- Drag the ‘Offence’ field into Rows
- Select the relevant sentence lengths in the ‘Custodial Sentence Length’ field (six months or less/ greater than six months)
- Select the relevant police force area in the ‘Police Force Area’ field
The number of women given a custodial sentence less than and more than six months from each magistrates and Crown court in North Wales in 2018, with corresponding offence, is available in the attached tables.
Our vision, as set out in our Female Offender Strategy, is to see fewer women coming into the criminal justice system and a greater proportion managed successfully in the community.
There is persuasive evidence showing community sentences, in certain circumstances, are more effective than short custodial sentences in reducing reoffending. The MoJ study ‘The impact of short custodial sentences, community orders and suspended sentence orders on re-offending’ published in 2015 found that over a 1-year follow up period, a higher proportion of people re-offended having been sentenced to custody of under 12 months without supervision on release than other similar people given community orders.
Unless we tackle the underlying causes of offending, we cannot protect the public from being victims of crime. Effective community orders can address offenders’ behaviour, answer their mental health and alcohol or drug misuse needs, and provide reparation for the benefit of the wider community.