Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2022 to Question 88985 on Prisoner Escapes, what offences are categorised as miscellaneous crimes against society; and why one offence is listed as unknown.

Miscellaneous crimes against society offences show police-recorded crimes against society (i.e. where there is no direct victim) which do not fit into any other category. This includes offences such as failure to surrender to bail, dangerous driving and perjury.

Please see the below link to the offence group classification document published alongside the ‘criminal justice statistics quarterly’ publication on the MOJ website where you can see a full list of crimes included under each offence classification. Criminal justice statistics quarterly - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

The one offence listed as unknown was by a remand prisoner not yet sentenced.