Sentencing: Wales
(asked on 11th April 2016) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of women sentenced in each police force area in Wales were sentenced to immediate custody in each year since 2011.
Sentencing is a matter for our independent courts taking into account all the circumstances of each case. In order to pass a custodial sentence the court must be satisfied that the offence is so serious that neither a fine alone nor a community order can be justified.
The number of female offenders sentenced to immediate custody at all courts in Wales, by police force area and with custody rate, from 2011 to 2014 (the latest information available) can be viewed in the table.
Female offenders sentenced at all courts to immediate custody, with custody rate, by police force area, Wales, 2011 to 2014 (1)(2) | |||||
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Police force area | Outcome | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
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North Wales | Sentenced | 3,609 | 3,233 | 3,684 | 4,015 |
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Immediate custody | 74 | 97 | 98 | 93 | |
Custody rate(3) | 2% | 3% | 3% | 2% | |
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Gwent | Sentenced | 4,164 | 4,573 | 2,841 | 2,566 |
of which |
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Immediate custody | 70 | 94 | 86 | 91 | |
Custody rate(3) | 2% | 2% | 3% | 4% | |
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South Wales | Sentenced | 9,663 | 11,019 | 14,326 | 15,959 |
of which |
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Immediate custody | 328 | 291 | 344 | 345 | |
Custody rate | 3% | 3% | 2% | 2% | |
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Dyfed-Powys | Sentenced | 2,273 | 2,311 | 2,734 | 2,714 |
of which |
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Immediate custody | 58 | 42 | 44 | 37 | |
Custody rate(3) | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | |
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Wales (total) | Sentenced | 19,709 | 21,136 | 23,585 | 25,254 |
of which |
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Immediate custody | 530 | 524 | 572 | 566 | |
Custody rate(3) | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | |
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(1) The sentence shown is the most severe sentence given for the principal offence (i.e. the principal sentence), secondary sentences given for the principal offence and sentences for non-principal offences are not counted in the tables. | |||||
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(2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. | |||||
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(3) The proportion of offenders sentenced who are sentenced to immediate custody. |
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Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice. |
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Ref: PQ 33331 |
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