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unstar this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2019-03-26more like thismore than 2019-03-26
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Ministry of Justice more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Theft: Prosecutions more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to review the use of Out Of Court Disposals for shop theft; and if he will make a statement. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Woking more like this
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Mr Jonathan Lord more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2019-04-04more like thismore than 2019-04-04
star this property answer text <p>We recognise that shoplifting is not a victimless crime. It causes cost and disruption to businesses, as well as damage to communities and consumers. We encourage all victims, including shop workers, to report these crimes to the police so that they can be recorded and dealt with accordingly.</p><p> </p><p>A report by the Centre for Social Justice issued last year concluded that people addicted to heroin and crack cocaine account for 70% of shop thefts. We are committed to ensuring the most vulnerable offenders, including those with drug addictions, are able to access support at the right time. This includes diverting offenders away from custody where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>Out of Court Disposals are one important tool available in addressing shop theft – they allow the police to deal quickly and proportionately with low-level offending. Where an Out of Court Disposal is appropriate, we encourage the use of disposals which have a condition attached (be that rehabilitative, reparative, punitive or restrictive). This can achieve rapid compensation and/or divert offenders into rehabilitative services to address the root causes of their offending behaviour.</p><p> </p><p>We pay attention to trends and changes in the use of Out of Court Disposals on an ongoing basis.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Penrith and The Border more like this
star this property answering member printed Rory Stewart remove filter
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less than 2019-04-04T16:37:48.443Zmore like thismore than 2019-04-04T16:37:48.443Z
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star this property label Biography information for Rory Stewart more like this
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star this property answering member constituency Penrith and The Border more like this
star this property answering member printed Rory Stewart more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Rory Stewart more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord more like this
1105211
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star this property date less than 2019-03-26more like thismore than 2019-03-26
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Ministry of Justice more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Prosecutions more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to implement simplified Out of Court Disposals following the 2014 pilot on Adult Out of Court Disposals; and if he will make a statement. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Woking more like this
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Mr Jonathan Lord more like this
star this property uin 237152 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-04-03more like thismore than 2019-04-03
star this property answer text <p>Out of Court Disposals (OOCDs) allow police to deal quickly and proportionately with low-level offending without recourse to the courts.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to ensuring the most vulnerable offenders can access community-based support, and recognise the benefits of early intervention. So, where an OOCD is appropriate, we encourage the use of disposals which have a condition attached (be that rehabilitative, reparative, punitive or restrictive), which can achieve rapid compensation for victims and/or divert offenders into rehabilitative services to address the root causes of their offending behaviour.</p><p> </p><p>We are working in partnership with the National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC) whose <em>Charging and Out of Court Disposals</em> strategy supports forces moving to the simplified two-tier framework when it is operationally and financially viable.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Penrith and The Border more like this
star this property answering member printed Rory Stewart remove filter
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less than 2019-04-03T16:44:41.223Zmore like thismore than 2019-04-03T16:44:41.223Z
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star this property label Biography information for Rory Stewart more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord more like this
1105212
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star this property date less than 2019-03-26more like thismore than 2019-03-26
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Ministry of Justice more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing tougher sanctions for people attacking shop-workers; and if he will make a statement. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Woking more like this
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Mr Jonathan Lord more like this
star this property uin 237153 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-04-03more like thismore than 2019-04-03
star this property answer text <p>Everyone has the right to feel safe at work and assaults on shop-workers are unacceptable.</p><p> </p><p>There are a range of offences someone can be convicted of if they assault a shop-worker. Maximum penalties for offences are set by Parliament and include five years’ custody for assault occasioning actual bodily harm and life imprisonment for the most serious cases of causing grievous bodily harm. There are no plans to increase sentences for assault offences.</p><p> </p><p>When making sentencing decisions the courts must follow the relevant sentencing guidelines, produced by the independent Sentencing Council. The <em>Overarching principles: seriousness Guideline</em> and <em>Assault Guideline</em> include an aggravating factor where ‘an offence is committed against those working in the public sector or providing a service to the public’. Where applied, this would merit an increased sentence within the maximum available. The Sentencing Council is reviewing its guidelines on assault and a consultation on a revised guideline is anticipated later this year.</p><p> </p><p>On 21 January the Home Office announced the launch of a call for evidence on violence and abuse towards shop workers. The aim of this work is to strengthen our understanding of the issue, including how existing legislation is being applied. The National Retail Crime Steering Group will continue to provide input on tackling this issue.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Penrith and The Border more like this
star this property answering member printed Rory Stewart remove filter
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less than 2019-04-03T16:15:04.613Zmore like thismore than 2019-04-03T16:15:04.613Z
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star this property label Biography information for Rory Stewart more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord more like this
1105213
unstar this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2019-03-26more like thismore than 2019-03-26
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Ministry of Justice more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Reoffenders: Community Orders more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits of commencing section 151 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 to allow courts to issue community orders rather than fines for minor offences by repeat offenders; and if he will make a statement. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Woking more like this
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Mr Jonathan Lord more like this
star this property uin 237154 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-04-03more like thismore than 2019-04-03
star this property answer text <p>There are no current plans to commence Section 151 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, which allows courts, in certain circumstances, to use community orders for repeat offenders who would normally receive fines.</p><p> </p><p>Section 143(2) of that Act requires courts to treat previous convictions as an aggravating factor when sentencing. With reference to shop theft offences, the Sentencing Council’s guideline on theft offences came into force in 2016. This guideline allows for the imposition of community sentences for shop theft in a wide range of circumstances. In cases involving significant persistent offending, the community and custodial thresholds may be crossed even though the offence otherwise warrants a lesser sentence.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Penrith and The Border more like this
star this property answering member printed Rory Stewart remove filter
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less than 2019-04-03T16:46:47.613Zmore like thismore than 2019-04-03T16:46:47.613Z
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star this property label Biography information for Rory Stewart more like this
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4090
unstar this property label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord more like this
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unstar this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2019-01-08more like thismore than 2019-01-08
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Court Orders: Compensation more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) highest, (b) lowest and (c) average value of Compensation Orders issues in the last five years by offence type in the (i) Magistrates' and (ii) Crown Courts. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Witham more like this
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Priti Patel more like this
star this property uin 206330 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-01-15more like thismore than 2019-01-15
star this property answer text <p>The number of compensation orders issued and the amount ordered to pay, broken down by offence type and court type over the last decade is in the public domain. The information can be found in the Criminal Justice Statistics found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2017</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The relevant data tools are: Magistrates Court data tool; and Crown Court data tool.</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>In the relevant data tool (Magistrates’ or Crown), select the ‘offence group’ of interest and scroll down the table to the ‘Compensation – All’ row.</p></li><li><p>For the average compensation, again select the ‘offence group’ of interest and scroll down the table to the ‘Average Compensation (£)’ row.</p></li><li><p>Similarly, you can observe the number of lowest value compensation orders (£0-£25) and highest value orders (£1000 +) in the rows below in the table.</p></li></ul>
star this property answering member constituency Penrith and The Border more like this
star this property answering member printed Rory Stewart remove filter
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less than 2019-01-15T17:39:18.857Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-15T17:39:18.857Z
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star this property label Biography information for Rory Stewart more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Priti Patel more like this
1038004
unstar this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2019-01-08more like thismore than 2019-01-08
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Sexual Offences: Reoffenders more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convicted sex offenders released from custody on licence have committed further sexual offences during the period that they are under licence in each of the last five years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Witham more like this
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Priti Patel more like this
star this property uin 206335 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-02-14more like thismore than 2019-02-14
star this property answer text <p>Serious Further Offences (SFO) are rare. Fewer than 0.5% of offenders under statutory supervision are convicted of an SFO. Nonetheless, every single SFO is taken extremely seriously, and in all cases a review is carried out to identify any lessons for the better management of future cases.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides the number of convicted sex offenders released from custody on licence who were convicted between 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2018 of a SFO sexual offence during the period that they were under licence.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of sex offenders released on licence, who committed (convicted of) a sexual SFO, whilst subject to licence</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016*</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017*</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018*</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Provisional figures subject to change as outstanding cases are concluded at court.</p><p>An SFO review is undertaken where an offender under statutory supervision in the community is charged with a qualifying offence – a “notification”. Not every offender charged with an SFO will eventually be convicted of an SFO.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Penrith and The Border more like this
star this property answering member printed Rory Stewart remove filter
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less than 2019-02-14T16:56:59.41Zmore like thismore than 2019-02-14T16:56:59.41Z
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star this property label Biography information for Rory Stewart more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Priti Patel more like this
1038005
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star this property date less than 2019-01-08more like thismore than 2019-01-08
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Ministry of Justice more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
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unstar this property hansard heading Convictions more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of (a) ten or more and (b) one hundred or more offences in each of the last five years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Witham more like this
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Priti Patel more like this
star this property uin 206336 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2019-01-15more like thismore than 2019-01-15
star this property answer text <p>Number of offenders<sup>1</sup> convicted by number of previous convictions, England and Wales<sup>2</sup>, annually from year ending June 2014</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year ending June</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of offenders with 10 or more previous convictions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of offenders with 100 or more previous convictions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>101,320</p></td><td><p>307</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>98,298</p></td><td><p>345</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>94,125</p></td><td><p>371</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>88,610</p></td><td><p>375</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>82,860</p></td><td><p>368</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Ministry of Justice extract of the Police National Computer</p><p>Notes:</p><p>1) Each individual offender is counted only once for each year but may be counted in multiple years.</p><p>2) England and Wales includes all 43 police force areas plus the British Transport Police.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Penrith and The Border more like this
star this property answering member printed Rory Stewart remove filter
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less than 2019-01-15T17:41:54.713Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-15T17:41:54.713Z
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star this property label Biography information for Rory Stewart more like this
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4066
unstar this property label Biography information for Priti Patel more like this
1038006
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star this property date less than 2019-01-08more like thismore than 2019-01-08
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Sentencing more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number was of offences committed by a prolific offender before their first custodial sentence. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Witham more like this
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Priti Patel more like this
star this property uin 206337 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-01-15more like thismore than 2019-01-15
star this property answer text <p>The average number of cautions and non-custodial convictions received by a prolific offender before their first immediate custodial sentence is five.</p><p> </p><p>The definition of a prolific offender can be found here : <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/681553/prolific-offenders-15-feb-2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/681553/prolific-offenders-15-feb-2017.pdf</a> )</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The response to this PQ was published in paper which can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/756282/prolific-offenders-experimental-statistics.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/756282/prolific-offenders-experimental-statistics.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Penrith and The Border more like this
star this property answering member printed Rory Stewart remove filter
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less than 2019-01-15T17:44:53.653Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-15T17:44:53.653Z
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star this property label Biography information for Rory Stewart more like this
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4066
unstar this property label Biography information for Priti Patel more like this
1038008
unstar this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2019-01-08more like thismore than 2019-01-08
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Ministry of Justice more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
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unstar this property hansard heading Prisoners' Release more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners released on licence have been found in breach of their licence conditions and (a) recalled to custody and (b) not recalled to custody in each of the last five years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Witham more like this
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Priti Patel more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2019-01-15more like thismore than 2019-01-15
star this property answer text <p>(a) The number of recalls to custody following breach of licence in each of the last five years<sup>1</sup>:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17330</p></td><td><p>17657</p></td><td><p>21467</p></td><td><p>21559</p></td><td><p>21914</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>1 The figures provided are for women and men recalled in each full year from 2013 to 2017 and may include offenders recalled more than once across multiple years or within years. 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> </p><p>The last full year available is 2017. Published statistics, including figures up to and including June 2018 are available here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly</a></p><p>(b) We do not hold information centrally about the number of offenders in the community who may have breached their licence conditions and are not recalled to custody. To extract this data would require a review of each separate case file to track their progress on licence.</p><p>Public protection is our priority and recall is used to ensure that offenders on licence who present a high risk of harm to the public or are at risk of re-offending are returned to custody as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>Offenders on licence are subject to strict licence conditions, which are designed to enable the Probation Service to manage the risk that offenders may pose on release from prison and to safeguard public protection. All offenders on licensed supervision in the community are liable to recall to prison if they fail to comply with the conditions of their licence.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Penrith and The Border more like this
star this property answering member printed Rory Stewart remove filter
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less than 2019-01-15T17:46:13.617Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-15T17:46:13.617Z
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1038010
unstar this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2019-01-08more like thismore than 2019-01-08
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Ministry of Justice more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
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unstar this property hansard heading Court Orders: Compensation more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many compensation orders were issued for each offence type by (a) magistrate's courts and (b) crown courts in each of the last five years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Witham more like this
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Priti Patel more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2019-01-15more like thismore than 2019-01-15
star this property answer text <p>The number of compensation orders issued and the amount ordered to pay, broken down by offence type and court type over the last decade is in the public domain. The information can be found in the Criminal Justice Statistics found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2017</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The relevant data tools accessible through this link are: Magistrates Court data tool; and Crown Court data tool.</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>In the relevant data tool (Magistrates’ or Crown), select the ‘offence group’ of interest and scroll down the table to the ‘Compensation – All’ row.</p></li></ul> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Penrith and The Border more like this
star this property answering member printed Rory Stewart remove filter
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less than 2019-01-15T17:44:27.36Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-15T17:44:27.36Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Priti Patel more like this