Bail Hostels
(asked on 24th October 2016) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders absconded from bail hostels in (a) England and (b) Wales in each year since 2010.
The numbers of recalls of offenders for absconding from Approved Premises between 2010/11 and 2015/16, in England and in Wales, are set out below.
| England | Wales |
2010/11 | 1153 | 45 |
2011/12 | 986 | 27 |
2012/13 | 911 | 41 |
2013/14 | 836 | 31 |
2014/15 | 753 | 33 |
2015/16 | 884 | 27 |
Public protection is our top priority. When an abscond takes place, the offender is recalled, and the Police are notified and are responsible for locating the offender.
We take any breach of licence conditions extremely seriously and offenders who abscond can be sent back to prison.