Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many serious further offences were committed between (a) June 2015 and June 2016 and (b) June 2013 and June 2014.

Between 1 June 2013 and 31 May 2014, 497 offenders subject to probation supervision were charged with a serious further offence (SFO).

Between 1 June 2015 and 31 May 2016, 581 offenders subject to probation supervision were charged with a SFO.

These two sets of data are not directly comparable due to the impact of the Offender Rehabilitation Act (ORA) 2014. Prior to the enactment of ORA 2014, any offenders sentenced to under 12 months imprisonment would not have fallen within scope, as they would not have been subject to probation supervision.

It is important to note that not all offenders charged will result in the conviction for a SFO.