To ask Her Majesty's Government how many pre-sentence reports were issued in England
and Wales in each financial year from 2011–12 to 2016–17 in cases where the index
offence was (1) a drug offence, (2) a possession of weapons, (3) a public order offence,
(4) a fraud offence, (5) a summary non-motoring offence, and (6) a summary motoring
offence.
<p>The information requested, where possible, has been provided in the attached table.
The total number of pre-sentence reports produced for eligible offenders over the
last few years correlates with the fall in overall offenders in the criminal justice
system.</p><p>The breakdowns requested in HL6522 are not available due to differences
in offence recording in the database. The breakdown for possession of weapons, public
order offences and summary non-motoring requested in HL6525 are also not available.
Otherwise, the table covers all of the offences categories, with theft labelled as
‘theft and handling’.</p>
