Reoffenders: Sentencing

(asked on 12th June 2019) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of offenders sentenced to immediate custody had (a) zero, (b) between one and four, (c) between five and nine, (d) between 10 and 15, (e) between 16 and 25, (f) between 26 and 50 and (g) more than 50 previous community orders; and how many and what proportion of offenders sentenced to immediate custody had (i) zero, (ii) between one and four, (iii) between five and nine, (iv) between 10 and 15, (v) between 16 and 25, (vi) between 26 and 50 and (vii) more than 50 suspended sentences, in each year since 2007.


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Robert Buckland
This question was answered on 17th June 2019

The information requested is provided in the table attached with this answer. The table includes data, covering the period 2007 – 2018, on:

  • The number of offenders with a specified number of previous community sentences who were sentenced to immediate custody.
  • The proportion of offenders with a specified number of previous community sentences who were sentenced to immediate custody.
  • The number of offenders with a specified number of suspended sentences who were sentenced to immediate custody.
  • The proportion of offenders with a specified number of suspended sentences who were sentenced to immediate custody.
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