Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the largest number of previous convictions received by a person sentenced to immediate custody for the first time was in each year since 2007.

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

• The highest number of previous convictions of offenders convicted and sentenced to immediate custody for the first time.
• The highest number of previous convictions of offenders convicted and not sentenced to immediate custody.