Asked by: Philip Hollobone (Conservative - Kettering)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 3 October to Question 292174 on Re-offenders: Homicide and the Answer of 28 June 2019 to Question 267272 on Homicide, for what reason the figures on the number of offenders convicted of murder, who at the time they committed the offence were being supervised on a life licence between 2016 and 2018 are different from the figures for offenders released from a life sentence for murder who went on to commit another murder while on life licence in the same period.
Answered by Lucy Frazer
The table below sets out the number of offenders under the statutory supervision of the NPS and CRCs who were charged with a serious further offence, broken down by offence in each of the last five years.
SFO offence | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
Arson with intent to endanger life | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 18 |
Assault by penetration | 24 | 30 | 35 | 37 | 15 |
Attempt or conspiracy to commit murder | 46 | 54 | 60 | 85 | 79 |
Aggravated Burglary | 24 | 22 | 41 | 57 | 35 |
Causing death by dangerous/careless driving/aggravated vehicle taking | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 16 |
False imprisonment | 11 | 10 | 25 | 29 | 17 |
Firearms offences including possession with intent | 19 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 17 |
Kidnapping | 23 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 28 |
Manslaughter | 8 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 13 |
Murder | 71 | 69 | 86 | 114 | 132 |
Offences under the Explosive Substances Act | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Other offences against the person | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other qualifying sexual offences | 26 | 36 | 26 | 38 | 21 |
Other serious violent offence | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Other specified offence causing death | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rape | 172 | 217 | 245 | 242 | 130 |
Robbery with firearm | 8 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 13 |
Under 13 sexual offences including rape | 27 | 34 | 25 | 32 | 23 |
Total | 481 | 548 | 624 | 740 | 562 |
You have also asked for what reason the figures on the number of offenders convicted of murder, who at the time they committed the offence were being supervised on a life licence between 2016 and 2018 are different from the figures for offenders released from a life sentence for murder who went on to commit another murder while on life licence in the same period.
The figures in PQ 267272 relate to the number of offenders being supervised on life licence, not restricted to those on life licence for a mandatory life sentence for the offence of murder, charged in the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 and subsequently convicted of murder.
The corresponding figures stated in PQ 292174 are lower because they refer to the number of offenders released in 2016, 2017 and 2018 on life licence following a conviction for murder who have since been convicted of another murder.
Asked by: Philip Hollobone (Conservative - Kettering)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 3 October 2019 to Question 292174 on Re-offenders: Homicide, how many lifers on licence have been subsequently returned to prison on (a) fixed term recall and (b) standard recall.
Answered by Lucy Frazer
Public protection is our priority. Offenders on licence are subject to strict licence conditions and supervision. They can also be recalled potentially to serve the rest of their sentence in prison if they breach the terms of their release.
The legislation allowing Fixed Term Recalls (Criminal Justice Act 2003) does not apply to offenders on a life sentence; consequently, offenders on a life licence may receive only a standard recall.
Published data recording the number of offenders on a life licence returned (recalled) to prison each year is available from 2010 and is set out in the table below:
2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
95 | 118 | 124 | 174 | 201 | 212 | 212 | 222 | 288 |
Asked by: Philip Hollobone (Conservative - Kettering)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been convicted of a serious assault on a prison officer in each of the last five years; and what additional sentence those prisoners were given as a result those assaults.
Answered by Lucy Frazer
It is not possible to identify the proportion of serious assaults on prison staff that resulted in a criminal conviction in each of the last five years. Detailed information may be held on court record but to be able to identify these cases we would have to access individual court records which would be of disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Philip Hollobone (Conservative - Kettering)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people convicted of homicide did not receive a custodial sentence in each of the last five years.
Answered by Chris Philp - Shadow Home Secretary
The Ministry of Justice has published information on the sentencing outcomes for offenders convicted of homicide offences (murder, manslaughter and infanticide) in each of the last 5 years. This information is available in the Outcomes by Offence data tool available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802314/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2018.xlsx
Filter ‘Offence’ to ‘1 Murder’, ‘4.1 Manslaughter’ and ‘4.2 Infanticide’.
Asked by: Philip Hollobone (Conservative - Kettering)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders released from prison following a murder conviction have been on life licence in each year since 2007.
Answered by Lucy Frazer
The decision to direct the release of a prisoner serving a mandatory life sentence for murder, once the prisoner has completed the minimum term of imprisonment (the tariff) set by the Court, is by law solely a matter for the independent Parole Board. The Board will direct the prisoner’s release on life licence where it assesses that it is no longer necessary for the protection of the public that the prisoner remain detained in custody. In making its assessment, the Parole Board has regard to a dossier of evidence about the prisoner’s current risk, including reports from a probation offender manager and a prison offender supervisor.
The number of prisoners serving a mandatory life sentence for murder whom the Parole Board has released in each year since 2007 is set out in the table below. The Ministry of Justice publishes these tables as part of the Offender Management Statistics Quarterly publication. This is available online at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly
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Year of first release | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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Number | 90 | 98 | 73 | 115 | 160 | 172 | 220 | 147 | 235 | 235 | 308 | 264 |
The Ministry of Justice is also able to provide information about the number of offenders who were convicted of a murder while on life licence for a previous murder, by matching data held about Serious Further Offences (SFOs)* with the data on releases. However, the Department is not able to provide data about offences for violence against the person or other offences without incurring disproportionate costs, because it is not possible to match release data with data held on the Police National Computer (PNC) without a large manual checking exercise. For the same reason, we cannot provide information about the number of offenders who did not commit further offences following release on life licence.
Offenders Released from a Life Sentence for Murder who went on to Commit another Murder while on Life Licence *
Release Year | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
Number | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
SFOs are rare. Fewer than 0.5% of offenders under statutory supervision are charged with serious further offences
*Data is only held on SFOs committed in or after 2009
Asked by: Philip Hollobone (Conservative - Kettering)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders serving a life sentence for murder have been released on licence since 2007; and how many of those people were subsequently convicted of (a) another murder, (b) violence against the person and (c) another offence.
Answered by Lucy Frazer
The decision to direct the release of a prisoner serving a mandatory life sentence for murder, once the prisoner has completed the minimum term of imprisonment (the tariff) set by the Court, is by law solely a matter for the independent Parole Board. The Board will direct the prisoner’s release on life licence where it assesses that it is no longer necessary for the protection of the public that the prisoner remain detained in custody. In making its assessment, the Parole Board has regard to a dossier of evidence about the prisoner’s current risk, including reports from a probation offender manager and a prison offender supervisor.
The number of prisoners serving a mandatory life sentence for murder whom the Parole Board has released in each year since 2007 is set out in the table below. The Ministry of Justice publishes these tables as part of the Offender Management Statistics Quarterly publication. This is available online at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly
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Year of first release | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
Mandatory lifers |
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Number | 90 | 98 | 73 | 115 | 160 | 172 | 220 | 147 | 235 | 235 | 308 | 264 |
The Ministry of Justice is also able to provide information about the number of offenders who were convicted of a murder while on life licence for a previous murder, by matching data held about Serious Further Offences (SFOs)* with the data on releases. However, the Department is not able to provide data about offences for violence against the person or other offences without incurring disproportionate costs, because it is not possible to match release data with data held on the Police National Computer (PNC) without a large manual checking exercise. For the same reason, we cannot provide information about the number of offenders who did not commit further offences following release on life licence.
Offenders Released from a Life Sentence for Murder who went on to Commit another Murder while on Life Licence *
Release Year | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
Number | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
SFOs are rare. Fewer than 0.5% of offenders under statutory supervision are charged with serious further offences
*Data is only held on SFOs committed in or after 2009
Asked by: Philip Hollobone (Conservative - Kettering)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders serving life sentences for murder that were released on licence did not commit another offence in each year since 2007.
Answered by Lucy Frazer
The decision to direct the release of a prisoner serving a mandatory life sentence for murder, once the prisoner has completed the minimum term of imprisonment (the tariff) set by the Court, is by law solely a matter for the independent Parole Board. The Board will direct the prisoner’s release on life licence where it assesses that it is no longer necessary for the protection of the public that the prisoner remain detained in custody. In making its assessment, the Parole Board has regard to a dossier of evidence about the prisoner’s current risk, including reports from a probation offender manager and a prison offender supervisor.
The number of prisoners serving a mandatory life sentence for murder whom the Parole Board has released in each year since 2007 is set out in the table below. The Ministry of Justice publishes these tables as part of the Offender Management Statistics Quarterly publication. This is available online at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly
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Year of first release | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
Mandatory lifers |
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Number | 90 | 98 | 73 | 115 | 160 | 172 | 220 | 147 | 235 | 235 | 308 | 264 |
The Ministry of Justice is also able to provide information about the number of offenders who were convicted of a murder while on life licence for a previous murder, by matching data held about Serious Further Offences (SFOs)* with the data on releases. However, the Department is not able to provide data about offences for violence against the person or other offences without incurring disproportionate costs, because it is not possible to match release data with data held on the Police National Computer (PNC) without a large manual checking exercise. For the same reason, we cannot provide information about the number of offenders who did not commit further offences following release on life licence.
Offenders Released from a Life Sentence for Murder who went on to Commit another Murder while on Life Licence *
Release Year | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
Number | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
SFOs are rare. Fewer than 0.5% of offenders under statutory supervision are charged with serious further offences
*Data is only held on SFOs committed in or after 2009
Asked by: Philip Hollobone (Conservative - Kettering)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will make a comparative assessment of total public spending per capita in Scotland with that in (a) Northamptonshire and (b) England, in the latest period for which data is available.
Answered by David Mundell
The latest official figures and analyses of public expenditure by country, region and function were published by HM Treasury on Thursday 18 July 2019. This provides comparable per capita spending figures for the UK as a whole, its regions and countries.
Total identifiable expenditure per head in Scotland was £10,881 in 2017/18, this compares to £9,080 in England for the same period. This publication does not provide comparable statistics for Northamptonshire.
Asked by: Philip Hollobone (Conservative - Kettering)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate the Government has made of the number of illegal seaborne migrants that have crossed the Short Straits (a) from 1 October to 31 December 2018, (b) from 1 January to 31 March 2019 and (c) since 1 April 2019.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
The Permanent Secretary’s letter to the Home Affairs Select Committee on small boat attempts up to and including February 2019 can be found here:
The data since February is currently being reconciled to ensure accuracy. No decision has been taken on mode or frequency of any future publication of this data.
Asked by: Philip Hollobone (Conservative - Kettering)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the accuracy of the findings of the End Child Poverty Group's report, Local indicators of child poverty, 2017-18, published in May 2019 on child poverty levels in (a) Kettering constituency and (b) England.
Answered by Will Quince
This study is based on estimates rather than actual measurements of income. National statistics on the number of people in low income are set out in the annual "Households Below Average Income" publication. The number and proportion of children in low income is not available at local authority or constituency level in this publication because the survey sample sizes are too small to support the production of robust estimates at this geography.
In the 3-year estimate leading to 2017/18 absolute child poverty is 2 percentage points lower than in the 3-year estimates leading to 2009/10 for the East Midlands. For England as a whole, absolute child poverty is 4 percentage points lower before housing costs, and 3 percentage points lower after housing costs for the 3-year estimates leading to 2017/18 compared with three year estimates leading to 2009/10.
Children growing up in working households are five times less likely to be in poverty, which is why we are supporting families to improve their lives through work. Since 2010 there are over 3.6 million more people in work, and 667,000 fewer children growing up in workless households.