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176800

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Drugs: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many confiscation orders were issued for drug-related crimes in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	uin	222731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>The table below shows the total number of confiscation orders issued for drug related offences in 2012/13 and 2013/14. It also shows the average amount recovered for drug related offences. The average value data is based on the ‘current’ order value and not the ‘original’ order value to ensure the data accurately captures amendments to the values following successful appeals or variations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2012/2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total orders made (drug related offences)</strong></p></td><td><p>3610</p></td><td><p>3537</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Average amount recovered (drug related offences)</strong></p></td><td><p>£10,165.73</p></td><td><p>£8,904.09</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Confiscation orders are one of the key mechanisms available to the Government to deprive criminals of the proceeds of their crimes. They are based on the notional benefit attributed to the crime and may therefore exceed the value of realisable assets that are known to the Court at the time of imposition. Crucially, an order that is outstanding stops the criminal benefitting from the proceeds of crime and ensures that, if assets are discovered in the future, they can be seized.</p><p> </p><p>HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) and other agencies involved in confiscation order enforcement take the recovery of criminal assets very seriously and are working to ensure that clamping down on defaulters is a continued priority.</p><p> </p><p>The amount defendants repaid from their criminal activity across all agencies has increased for the last five consecutive years and we are currently on course to have another highly effective year. £137.2million was collected in 2013/14 (which represented a 4% increase on the total recovered during 2012/13); as at the end of December 2014, £113 million had been recovered, which is an increase of 10% on the same period last year.</p><p>The majority of Confiscation Orders (52% by value) are enforced by agencies other than HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service. These agencies include the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Department for Work and Pensions and local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 222715 question first answered 03/02/2015 17:52:07 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

176801

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Confiscation Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many confiscation orders were issued in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	uin	222732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The table below shows the total number of confiscation orders issued for 2012/13 and 2013/14. It also shows the average value of confiscation orders made for drug related offences. The average value data is based on the ‘current’ order value and not the ‘original’ order value to ensure the data accurately captures amendments to the values following successful appeals or variations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2012/2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total orders issued</strong></p></td><td><p>6401</p></td><td><p>6033</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Average value of orders issued (drug related offences)</strong></p></td><td><p>£16,336.86</p></td><td><p>£16,490.30</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Confiscation orders are one of the key mechanisms available to the Government to deprive criminals of the proceeds of their crimes. They are based on the notional benefit attributed to the crime and may therefore exceed the value of realisable assets that are known to the Court at the time of imposition. Crucially, an order that is outstanding stops the criminal benefitting from the proceeds of crime and ensures that, if assets are discovered in the future, they can be seized.</p><p> </p><p>HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) and other agencies involved in confiscation order enforcement take the recovery of criminal assets very seriously and are working to ensure that clamping down on defaulters is a continued priority.</p><p> </p><p>The amount defendants repaid from their criminal activity across all agencies has increased for the last five consecutive years and we are currently on course to have another highly effective year. £137.2million was collected in 2013/14 (which represented a 4% increase on the total recovered during 2012/13); as at the end of December 2014, £113 million had been recovered, which is an increase of 10% on the same period last year.</p><p>The majority of Confiscation Orders (52% by value) are enforced by agencies other than HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service. These agencies include the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Department for Work and Pensions and local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 222730 question first answered 03/02/2015 17:52:22 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

176802

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Drugs: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of offenders convicted in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14 were convicted for what drug-related crimes.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	uin	222733
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Under this Government crime is falling and criminals are more likely to go to prison and for longer. Drug offending is serious in itself, and drug dealers can expect substantial prison sentences, but drug abuse also underlies a huge volume of acquisitive and violent crime which can blight communities. The independent Sentencing Council issued a sentencing guideline on drug offences, effective from February 2012, which brought sentencing guidance together for the first time to help to ensure consistent and proportionate sentencing for all drug offences that come before courts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of offenders found guilty at all courts of drug offences and of all drug-related offences, by quarter, in England and Wales from 2012 to 2013, can be viewed in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8">Offenders found guilty at all courts of drug offences, by quarter, England and Wales, 2012 to 2013 <sup>(1)(2)</sup></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Offence</td><td colspan="4">2012</td><td colspan="4">2013</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Q1</td><td>Q2</td><td>Q3</td><td>Q4</td><td>Q1</td><td>Q2</td><td>Q3</td><td>Q4</td></tr><tr><td>Importation and Exportation <sup>(3)</sup></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Number</td><td>167</td><td>135</td><td>112</td><td>129</td><td>138</td><td>101</td><td>111</td><td>108</td></tr><tr><td>Proportion of total offences</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Production <sup>(4)</sup></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Number</td><td>1,789</td><td>1,656</td><td>1,640</td><td>1,601</td><td>1,631</td><td>1,602</td><td>1,622</td><td>1,454</td></tr><tr><td>Proportion of total offences</td><td>1%</td><td>1%</td><td>1%</td><td>1%</td><td>1%</td><td>1%</td><td>1%</td><td>1%</td></tr><tr><td>Supply <sup>(5)</sup></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Number</td><td>1,040</td><td>916</td><td>842</td><td>760</td><td>1,050</td><td>982</td><td>922</td><td>936</td></tr><tr><td>Proportion of total offences</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Possession <sup>(6)</sup></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Number</td><td>10,491</td><td>9,331</td><td>10,457</td><td>9,557</td><td>9,925</td><td>9,840</td><td>9,646</td><td>9,108</td></tr><tr><td>Proportion of total offences</td><td>3%</td><td>3%</td><td>3%</td><td>3%</td><td>3%</td><td>3%</td><td>3%</td><td>3%</td></tr><tr><td>Possession with intent to supply <sup>(7)</sup></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Number</td><td>1,854</td><td>1,682</td><td>1,657</td><td>1,659</td><td>1,691</td><td>1,774</td><td>1,893</td><td>1,737</td></tr><tr><td>Proportion of total offences</td><td>1%</td><td>1%</td><td>1%</td><td>1%</td><td>1%</td><td>1%</td><td>1%</td><td>1%</td></tr><tr><td>Incitement to supply <sup>(8)</sup></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Number</td><td>-</td><td>2</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Proportion of total offences</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Permitting premises to be used for illegal purposes <sup>(9)</sup></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Number</td><td>135</td><td>102</td><td>120</td><td>112</td><td>127</td><td>116</td><td>127</td><td>122</td></tr><tr><td>Proportion of total offences</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Vienna Convention offences <sup>(10)</sup></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Number</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>2</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Proportion of total offences</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Miscellaneous offences <sup>(11)</sup></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Number</td><td>67</td><td>39</td><td>35</td><td>38</td><td>41</td><td>63</td><td>56</td><td>62</td></tr><tr><td>Proportion of total offences</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Total (drug offences)</td><td>15,543</td><td>13,863</td><td>14,863</td><td>13,856</td><td>14,605</td><td>14,478</td><td>14,377</td><td>13,527</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Total (other offences)</td><td>312,074</td><td>282,920</td><td>289,521</td><td>288,946</td><td>286,896</td><td>276,833</td><td>277,308</td><td>273,944</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Total (England and Wales)</td><td>327,617</td><td>296,783</td><td>304,384</td><td>302,802</td><td>301,501</td><td>291,311</td><td>291,685</td><td>287,471</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Drug convictions (%)</td><td>5%</td><td>5%</td><td>5%</td><td>5%</td><td>5%</td><td>5%</td><td>5%</td><td>5%</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>'-' = Nil</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="9">(1) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="9">(2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">(3) Offences under SS 50(2),(3),(5), 68 (2) &amp; (4) &amp; 170 (1-4) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">(4) Offences under Section 4(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">(5) Offences under Section 4(3) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">(6) Offences under Section 5(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">(7) Offences under Section 5(3) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">(8) Offences under Section 19 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">(9) Offences under Section 8 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="9">(10) Offences under SS12-19 of the Criminal Justice (International C-Operation) Act 1990 and RR6(5), 7, 7(5) &amp; 8 of the Controlled Drug (Drug Precursors)(Community External Trade) Regulations 2008</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="9">(11) Offences under SS 9, 11(2), 12 (6), 13(3), 17 (4), 18 (2-4), 20 &amp; 23 (4) of The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 &amp; SS 327 - 330, 333, 336 (5) &amp; (6) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>NB - 0% readings are due to rounding down from below 0.5%</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Ref: PQ 222733</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Whilst criminal justice statistics for England and Wales as a whole for the years 2012 and 2013 are in the public domain, statistics for the year 2014 are planned for publication on the Ministry of Justice website in May 2015. Please note that whilst quarterly court proceedings and convictions headline data are published on the Ministry of Justice website and are currently available up to end June 2014, these data are subject to revision as later quarters are published, and are finalised only when the annual publication is made publicly available. To ensure consistency of data released to users, further breakdowns (in this case by specific offences under certain legislation) of 2014 Quarter 1 (January to March) data are not available until the annual criminal statistics publication is published.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 03/02/2015 17:06:25 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

176845

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Confiscation Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many confiscation orders were issued for (a) £0-£1,000, (b) £1,001-£5,000, (c) £5,001-£10,000, (d) £10,001-£20,000, (e) £20,001-£50,000, (f) £50,001-£100,000, (g) £100,001-£500,000, (h) £500,001-£1 million, (i) £1 million-£5 million and (j) more than £5 million in (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	uin	222761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>Confiscation orders are one of the key mechanisms available to the Government to deprive criminals of the proceeds of their crimes. They are based on the notional benefit attributed to the crime and may therefore exceed the value of realisable assets that are known to the Court at the time of imposition. Crucially, an order that is outstanding stops the criminal benefitting from the proceeds of crime and ensures that, if assets are discovered in the future, they can be seized.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The table below shows the total number of confiscation orders issued in 2012/13 and 2013/14 by value groups. It also shows the total number of drug related confiscation orders issued in 2012/13 and 2013/14 by value group.</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Order value</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2012/2013</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2013/2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total orders made</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Drug related offences </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total orders made</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Drug related offences</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£0 to £1,000</p></td><td><p>2833</p></td><td><p>1809</p></td><td><p>2690</p></td><td><p>1824</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£1,001 to £5,000</p></td><td><p>1257</p></td><td><p>868</p></td><td><p>1205</p></td><td><p>844</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£5,001 to £10,000</p></td><td><p>483</p></td><td><p>267</p></td><td><p>476</p></td><td><p>260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£10,001 to £20,000</p></td><td><p>505</p></td><td><p>225</p></td><td><p>538</p></td><td><p>226</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£20,001 to £50,000</p></td><td><p>647</p></td><td><p>241</p></td><td><p>558</p></td><td><p>194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£50,001 to £100,000</p></td><td><p>267</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>258</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£100,001 to £500,000</p></td><td><p>337</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>251</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£500,001 to £999,999*</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£1million to £5million</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>More than £5million</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total:</p></td><td><p>6401</p></td><td><p>3610</p></td><td><p>6033</p></td><td><p>3537</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*figure amended from £500,001 to £999,999 (other than £1m as requested in question) to avoid the double counting of orders as number ranges overlapped.</p><p> </p><p>The total amount defendants repaid from their criminal activity across all agencies has increased for the last five consecutive years and we are currently on course to have another highly effective year. £137.2million was collected in 2013/14; as at the end of December 2014, £113 million had been recovered, which is an increase of 10% on the same period last year.</p><p> </p><p>HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) and other agencies involved in confiscation order enforcement take the recovery of criminal assets very seriously and are working to ensure that clamping down on defaulters is a continued priority.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 222716 question first answered 05/02/2015 17:48:31 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie