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<p /> <p>These tables show (i) the number of offences for which offenders were convicted
whilst on bail in England and Wales in 2014 and (ii) the number of offenders convicted
of an offence whilst on bail in England and Wales in 2014.</p><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="3"><p><strong>Table 1: Total number of offences<sup>1</sup> for which offenders
were convicted<sup>2</sup> which were committed while on bail, in England and Wales,
2010 and 2014</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All
convictions</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>155,398</p></td><td><p>84,019</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong><em>Source</em></strong><em>:
Ministry of Justice, Police National Computer (PNC)</em></p><p><em>1. All data have
been taken from the MoJ extract of the Police National Computer. This includes details
of all convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings given for recordable offences
(see www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1139/schedule/made for definition).</em></p><p><em>2.
Figures are based on counting all occasions where an offender was given a conviction
for an offence whilst on bail and prosecuted by the police forces in England and Wales
including the British Transport Police. If an offender has more than one occasion
in 2014 then each occasion will be included in the table.</em></p><p><em>3. Extreme
care should be taken when interpreting these figures. Information held centrally by
the Ministry of Justice regarding offences committed on bail is known to have inaccuracies
and does not necessarily represent all the facts in each individual case. There is
no mandatory requirement for information in relation to offences committed whilst
an individual is on bail to be recorded on the PNC, as police forces will use local
systems to manage the defendant population on bail in their jurisdiction.</em></p><p><em>
</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table
2: Total number of offenders convicted<sup>1</sup> of an offence<sup>2</sup> committed
while on bail in England and Wales, 2010 and 2014</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All
convictions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>69,348</p></td><td><p>36,035</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong><em>Source</em></strong><em>:
Ministry of Justice, Police National Computer (PNC)</em></p><p><em>1. Figures are
based on counting all occasions where an offender was given a conviction for an offence
whilst on bail and prosecuted by the police forces in England and Wales including
the British Transport Police. If an offender has more than one occasion in 2014 then
each occasion will be included in the table. </em></p><p><em>2. All data have been
taken from the MoJ extract of the Police National Computer. This includes details
of all convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings given for recordable offences
(see www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1139/schedule/made for definition).</em></p><p><em>3.
Extreme care should be taken when interpreting these figures. Information held centrally
by the Ministry of Justice regarding offences committed on bail is known to have inaccuracies
and does not necessarily represent all the facts in each individual case. There is
no mandatory requirement for information in relation to offences committed whilst
an individual is on bail to be recorded on the PNC, as police forces will use local
systems to manage the defendant population on bail in their jurisdiction.</em></p>
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