Criminal Proceedings: Veterans
(asked on 27th June 2016) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) male and (b) female veterans there are in the criminal justice system.
This question was answered on 5th July 2016
The National Offender Management Service has been collecting data on veterans entering prison since July 2015. This information is published on a quarterly basis, and the most recent data can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/519447/receptions-oct-dec-2015.xlsx
Between July and December 2015, 1,439 former members of the armed forces entered prison. Of these, 1,399 were male and 40 were female.