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1137666

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reoffenders: Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If he will review sentencing policy for prolific offenders.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	911814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>We are looking to take forward reform of short custodial sentences. We know that offenders serving short sentences often have long offending histories, as well as multiple and complex needs. In cases of the most persistent offenders, the evidence shows they are 36% more likely to re-offend where they have received a short custodial sentence rather than a court order. Community penalties can address underlying behaviour, answer mental health and alcohol or drug misuse needs and provide reparation for the benefit of the wider community.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 09/07/2019 16:03:15 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1148140

	registered interest
	date	03/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reoffenders: Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to review sentencing policy for prolific offenders.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	294149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>Protecting the public will always be our priority. One of the first acts by this Prime Minister was to order an urgent review of sentencing. The focus of the review has been on the sentencing for the most serious violent and sexual offenders and the rules governing when and how those offenders are released. As part of the review, we have also considered changes to sentencing for prolific offenders which could help break the cycle of reoffending.</p><p>Based on the findings of the review, we will be bringing forward proposals shortly for a comprehensive package of legislative reform. This will include amending the automatic release point for the most serious sexual and violent offenders (where the offence carries a maximum life sentence) from the half-way point to two thirds of the sentence.</p><p>As part of this package of reform, we also plan to bring forward proposals for community penalties that offer an appropriate level of punishment, while tackling the underlying drivers of offending. We know that prolific offenders generally have multiple and complex needs which are linked to their offending behaviour, in particular drugs, alcohol and mental health needs. If we are to break the cycle of reoffending, solutions will often lie in community sentences, including those which address offenders’ behaviour, answer their mental health and alcohol or drug misuse needs, or provide reparation for the benefit of the wider community. On 1 October we announced that we would be introducing Alcohol Abstinence and Monitoring Requirements (AAMR) across England and Wales, starting in 2020.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 08/10/2019 15:22:52 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1151099

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reoffenders: Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of six month prison sentences for criminals on re-offending rates.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	2700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>We are clear that sentencing must match the severity of a crime and public protection is our priority.</p><p>The latest proven reoffending rate for offenders released from sentences of six months or less in the quarter July to September 2017 was almost two thirds (64.8%).</p><p>That is why, one of the first acts by this Prime Minister was to order an urgent review of sentencing, which included looking at changes to sentencing for the most prolific offenders which could help break the cycle of re-offending. Based on the findings of this review, we have announced a Sentencing Bill, which will contain proposals for community penalties that offer an appropriate level of punishment, while tackling the underlying drivers of re-offending.</p><p>Custody should be available as a last resort, but if we are to break the cycle of reoffending, solutions will often lie in community sentences, including those which address offenders’ behaviour, answer their mental health and alcohol or drug misuse needs, or provide reparation for the benefit of the wider community.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/10/2019 13:55:16 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1177610

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reoffenders: Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders had the time spent on tagged curfew deducted from their subsequent prison sentence in the most recent 12 months period for which such information is available.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2020 answer text <p>Data relating to bail conditions including tagged curfew is not held centrally on court systems.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 516 question first answered 18/02/2020 16:11:20 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1177611

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reoffenders: Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average amount of time deducted from an immediate prison sentence was for offenders who had been on a tagged curfew prior to their sentence being handed down in the most recent 12 months period for which such information is available.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	516
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2020 answer text <p>Data relating to bail conditions including tagged curfew is not held centrally on court systems.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 515 question first answered 18/02/2020 16:11:20 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1177970

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reoffenders: Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of offenders that having committed 15 or more previous offences were not sent to prison on conviction for (a) burglary and (b) violence against the person in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	1223
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>In the year ending March 2019 there were 2,352 offenders convicted of burglary and 4,343 offenders convicted of a violence against the person offence where this was the principal offence of which the offender was convicted, where the offender received a sentence other than immediate custody and had 15 or more previous convictions or cautions for individual counts of any offence.</p><p>Sentencing is a matter for our independent courts, who take into account all circumstances of the case, including any aggravating and mitigating factors. We are clear that sentencing must match the severity of a crime.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 27/02/2020 15:47:41 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1301883

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reoffenders: Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of cases offenders received less than the minimum sentence for (a) third-time convictions for domestic burglary and (b) second-time convictions for possession of a knife or offensive weapon in each of the last five years broken down by the age range of offenders.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	167198
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>Obtaining the necessary information to answer these questions involves accessing the secure Police National Computer (PNC) system, which my relevant officials are unable to do at this time due to the current national lockdown and the need to minimise non-essential travel.</p><p> </p><p>I will write to the Hon Member in due course with the information requested, once my officials are able to safely access the PNC system, and will place a copy of my letter in the Library.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 16/03/2021 17:18:32 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1452752

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reoffenders: Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of people who have received a custodial sentence have (a) not previously served or (b) previously served (i) between one and four, (ii) between five and nine and (iii) more than 10 community sentences in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	143695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>Data showing the proportion of offenders who were sentenced to custody by the number of community orders served in each of the last five years can be viewed in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Proportion<sup>1</sup> of offenders<sup>2</sup> who received an immediate custodial sentence<sup>3</sup> by year and number of previous community orders<sup>4,5</sup>, England and Wales<sup>6</sup>, 2016 to 2020</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Previous community orders</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 to 4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5 to 9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10 or more</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>45%</p></td><td><p>34%</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>44%</p></td><td><p>34%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td><td><p>34%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>42%</p></td><td><p>34%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>41%</p></td><td><p>35%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Source: </strong>Ministry of Justice extract of the Police National Computer</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>1 - Proportion refers to the number of offenders who have received previous community orders as a proportion of those who received an immediate custodial sentence in each year. The proportions have been rounded to whole numbers.</p><p>2 - Offenders are counted once in each year but may appear in multiple years if they received an immediate custodial sentence in more than one of the five years.</p><p>3- Immediate custodial sentences include types of detention other than adult prison (e.g. detention and training orders given to 10 to 17 year olds or detention in Young Offenders Institutions).</p><p>4 - Previous community orders are counted as at the last immediate custodial sentence the offender received in each year and may have been received at any time prior to the immediate custodial sentence.</p><p>5 - Community orders includes all community orders, with or without electronic monitoring or curfew restrictions, but excludes other types of community sentences (e.g. youth rehabilitation order) and other sentences that may be served in the community (e.g. suspended sentence).</p><p>6 - England and Wales includes all 43 police force areas plus the British Transport Police.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 28/03/2022 10:59:49 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1454016

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reoffenders: Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish figures for the proportion of prisoners sentenced to custodial sentences who had previously received at least one community sentence for each of the last ten years.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	146639
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>Data showing the proportion of prisoners sentenced to custodial sentences who have previously had at least one community sentence for each of the last ten years, is published on the Police National Computer. This can be viewed in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table showing the proportion of offenders<sup>1, 2</sup> sentenced to immediate custody<sup>3</sup> in each year, 2011-2020, who previously<sup>4</sup> received at least one community order<sup>5</sup>, prior to the immediate custodial sentence. England and Wales<sup>6</sup></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Proportion of offenders who received at least one community order prior to an immediate custodial sentence</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>49%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>55%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Source</strong>: MoJ extract of the Police National Computer</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1 - 'Proportion' refers to: The number of offenders in each year who received an immediate custodial sentence in each year and had at least one previous community order as a proportion of all offenders who received an immediate custodial sentence in the same year.</p><p>2 - Offenders are counted once in each year but may appear in multiple years if they received an immediate custodial sentence in more than one of the ten years.</p><p>3- Immediate custodial sentences include types of detention other than adult prison (e.g. detention and training orders given to 10 to 17 year olds or detention in Young Offenders Institutions). An offender sentenced to immediate custody does not necessarily mean that the offender is a member of the prison population.</p><p>4 - Previous community orders may have been received at any time prior to the index offence (last immediate custodial sentence) in each year.</p><p>5 - Community orders include all community orders, with or without electronic monitoring or curfew restrictions, but <strong>excludes </strong>other types of community sentences (e.g. youth rehabilitation order) and other sentences that may be served in the community (e.g. suspended sentence).</p><p>6 - England and Wales includes all 43 police force areas plus the British Transport Police.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 29/03/2022 15:51:35 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1543864

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reoffenders: Sentencing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) male, and (2) female, prisoners are currently in prison having been recalled, and are serving a custodial sentence of (a) less than 12 months, (b) between 12 months and two years, (c) between two and four years, (d) between four and five years, (e) between five and seven years, (f) between seven and 10 years, (g) between 10 and 14 years, and (h) 14 years or more.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
	uin	HL3589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>The answer is given in the table below. In order to protect the public, offenders on licence are liable to be recalled to prison at any time if they breach their licence conditions in such a way as to demonstrate increased risk, such that the risk may no longer be effectively managed in the community.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Table 1: Recall prison population, by recorded sentence length<sup>(1)</sup> and sex, as at 30 Sep 2022; England &amp; Wales</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Male</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10,448</strong></p></td><td><p>10,053</p></td><td><p>395</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Less than 12 months</p></td><td><p><strong>680</strong></p></td><td><p>621</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 months to less than 2 years</p></td><td><p><strong>911</strong></p></td><td><p>857</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2 years to less than 4 years</p></td><td><p><strong>2,206</strong></p></td><td><p>2,091</p></td><td><p>115</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4 years to less than 5 years</p></td><td><p><strong>954</strong></p></td><td><p>914</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5 years to less than 7 years</p></td><td><p><strong>1,315</strong></p></td><td><p>1,281</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7 years to less than 10 years</p></td><td><p><strong>1,247</strong></p></td><td><p>1,215</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10 years to less than 14 years</p></td><td><p><strong>639</strong></p></td><td><p>627</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14 years or over</p></td><td><p><strong>243</strong></p></td><td><p>239</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other / Not Recorded<sup>(2)</sup></p></td><td><p><strong>2,253</strong></p></td><td><p>2,208</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>NOTES</strong></p><p>(1) For recalled prisoners this should correspond with the original sentence length, but there may be cases for which this instead reflects the 'length of recall'</p><p>(2) This includes those recalled from indeterminate sentences who do not have a recorded sentence length.</p><p><strong>Date Sources and Quality</strong></p><p>The figures in these tables have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p><p><strong>Source: </strong>prison-NOMIS (ref. PQ HL3589)</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 30/11/2022 12:54:23 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
	tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley