Community Orders
(asked on 23rd June 2015) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of offenders who received a custodial sentence have previously served (a) no, (b) between one and four, (c) between five and nine and (d) more than 10 community sentences in the most recent year for which figures are available.
Sentencing is a matter for our independent courts, taking into account all the facts of each case. Where the offender has recent and relevant previous convictions this is a statutory aggravating factor which should increase the severity of the sentence.
The table below show offenders sentenced to immediate custody for an indictable offence by the number and proportion of previous community sentence received in England and Wales, in 2014.
Offenders1 sentenced to immediate custody for an indictable2 offence by the number and proportion of previous community sentence3 received in England and Wales, 2014 | ||||||
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2014 | Number | 19,204 | 31,138 | 20,897 | 9,982 | 81,221 |
Proportion | 23.6 | 38.3 | 25.7 | 12.3 | - | |
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Source: Ministry of Justice, Police National Computer (PNC) |
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1. Figures are based on counting the number of sentencing occasions for offences committed by offenders which were prosecuted by police forces in England and Wales including the British Transport Police. | ||||||
2 Indictable offences including triable either-way offences |
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3. Figures are based on counting the number of occasions on which offenders have previously received a community sentence for indictable offences recorded on the Police National Computer, including some offences committed outside of England and Wales. Where there were multiple offences on the same occasion, only the primary offence as recorded on the Police National Computer would be counted. | ||||||