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Sentencing Guidelines are produced by the independent Sentencing Council for England and Wales.<\/p>

A timetable for the Council\u2019s upcoming work, including publication of definitive guidelines following consultation, can be found in an update to its Business Plan which is available on its website: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk<\/a>.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3921", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bracknell"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Dr Phillip Lee"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-03-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-03-30T16:33:28.37Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-03-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Knives: Sentencing"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the Sentencing Council for England and Wales plans to publish its revised guidelines on sentencing for knife possession as a result of its consultation of 6 October 2016; and if she will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/422", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Nottingham East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chris Leslie"} ], "uin" : "69256"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/176799", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/176799/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

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 \u2018current\u2019 order value and not the \u2018original\u2019 order value to ensure the data accurately captures amendments to the values following successful appeals or variations.<\/p>

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<\/p><\/td>

2012/2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2013/2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Total orders issued<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

6401<\/p><\/td>

6033<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Average value of orders issued (drug related offences)<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

£16,336.86<\/p><\/td>

£16,490.30<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/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>

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>

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>

The majority of Confiscation Orders (52% by value) are enforced by agencies other than HM Courts & Tribunals Service. These agencies include the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Department for Work and Pensions and local authorities.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1528", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Mike Penning"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hemel Hempstead"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mike Penning"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-02-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "222732"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-02-03T17:52:22.723Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-01-29", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Drugs: Crime"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average value was of a confiscation order for drug-related crimes in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/422", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Nottingham East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chris Leslie"} ], "uin" : "222730"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/176800", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/176800/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

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 \u2018current\u2019 order value and not the \u2018original\u2019 order value to ensure the data accurately captures amendments to the values following successful appeals or variations.<\/p>

<\/strong><\/p>

<\/p><\/td>

2012/2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2013/2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Total orders made (drug related offences)<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

3610<\/p><\/td>

3537<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Average amount recovered (drug related offences)<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

£10,165.73<\/p><\/td>

£8,904.09<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/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>

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>

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>

The majority of Confiscation Orders (52% by value) are enforced by agencies other than HM Courts & Tribunals Service. These agencies include the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Department for Work and Pensions and local authorities.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1528", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Mike Penning"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hemel Hempstead"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mike Penning"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-02-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "222715"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-02-03T17:52:07.983Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-01-29", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Drugs: Crime"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "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.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/422", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Nottingham East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chris Leslie"} ], "uin" : "222731"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/176801", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/176801/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

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 \u2018current\u2019 order value and not the \u2018original\u2019 order value to ensure the data accurately captures amendments to the values following successful appeals or variations.<\/p>

<\/strong><\/p>

<\/p><\/td>

2012/2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2013/2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Total orders issued<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

6401<\/p><\/td>

6033<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Average value of orders issued (drug related offences)<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

£16,336.86<\/p><\/td>

£16,490.30<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/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>

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>

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>

The majority of Confiscation Orders (52% by value) are enforced by agencies other than HM Courts & Tribunals Service. These agencies include the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Department for Work and Pensions and local authorities.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1528", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Mike Penning"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hemel Hempstead"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mike Penning"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-02-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "222730"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-02-03T17:52:22.21Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-01-29", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Confiscation Orders"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many confiscation orders were issued in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/422", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Nottingham East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chris Leslie"} ], "uin" : "222732"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/176802", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/176802/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

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>

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>

<\/strong><\/p>

<\/p>
Offenders found guilty at all courts of drug offences, by quarter, England and Wales, 2012 to 2013 (1)(2)<\/sup><\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
Offence<\/td>2012<\/td>2013<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Q1<\/td>Q2<\/td>Q3<\/td>Q4<\/td>Q1<\/td>Q2<\/td>Q3<\/td>Q4<\/td><\/tr>
Importation and Exportation (3)<\/sup><\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
Number<\/td>167<\/td>135<\/td>112<\/td>129<\/td>138<\/td>101<\/td>111<\/td>108<\/td><\/tr>
Proportion of total offences<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td><\/tr>
Production (4)<\/sup><\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
Number<\/td>1,789<\/td>1,656<\/td>1,640<\/td>1,601<\/td>1,631<\/td>1,602<\/td>1,622<\/td>1,454<\/td><\/tr>
Proportion of total offences<\/td>1%<\/td>1%<\/td>1%<\/td>1%<\/td>1%<\/td>1%<\/td>1%<\/td>1%<\/td><\/tr>
Supply (5)<\/sup><\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
Number<\/td>1,040<\/td>916<\/td>842<\/td>760<\/td>1,050<\/td>982<\/td>922<\/td>936<\/td><\/tr>
Proportion of total offences<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td><\/tr>
Possession (6)<\/sup><\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
Number<\/td>10,491<\/td>9,331<\/td>10,457<\/td>9,557<\/td>9,925<\/td>9,840<\/td>9,646<\/td>9,108<\/td><\/tr>
Proportion of total offences<\/td>3%<\/td>3%<\/td>3%<\/td>3%<\/td>3%<\/td>3%<\/td>3%<\/td>3%<\/td><\/tr>
Possession with intent to supply (7)<\/sup><\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
Number<\/td>1,854<\/td>1,682<\/td>1,657<\/td>1,659<\/td>1,691<\/td>1,774<\/td>1,893<\/td>1,737<\/td><\/tr>
Proportion of total offences<\/td>1%<\/td>1%<\/td>1%<\/td>1%<\/td>1%<\/td>1%<\/td>1%<\/td>1%<\/td><\/tr>
Incitement to supply (8)<\/sup><\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
Number<\/td>-<\/td>2<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td><\/tr>
Proportion of total offences<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td><\/tr>
Permitting premises to be used for illegal purposes (9)<\/sup><\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
Number<\/td>135<\/td>102<\/td>120<\/td>112<\/td>127<\/td>116<\/td>127<\/td>122<\/td><\/tr>
Proportion of total offences<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td><\/tr>
Vienna Convention offences (10)<\/sup><\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
Number<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>2<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td>-<\/td><\/tr>
Proportion of total offences<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td><\/tr>
Miscellaneous offences (11)<\/sup><\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
Number<\/td>67<\/td>39<\/td>35<\/td>38<\/td>41<\/td>63<\/td>56<\/td>62<\/td><\/tr>
Proportion of total offences<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td>0%<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
Total (drug offences)<\/td>15,543<\/td>13,863<\/td>14,863<\/td>13,856<\/td>14,605<\/td>14,478<\/td>14,377<\/td>13,527<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
Total (other offences)<\/td>312,074<\/td>282,920<\/td>289,521<\/td>288,946<\/td>286,896<\/td>276,833<\/td>277,308<\/td>273,944<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
Total (England and Wales)<\/td>327,617<\/td>296,783<\/td>304,384<\/td>302,802<\/td>301,501<\/td>291,311<\/td>291,685<\/td>287,471<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
Drug convictions (%)<\/td>5%<\/td>5%<\/td>5%<\/td>5%<\/td>5%<\/td>5%<\/td>5%<\/td>5%<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
'-' = Nil<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
(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>
<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
(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>
<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
(3) Offences under SS 50(2),(3),(5), 68 (2) & (4) & 170 (1-4) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
(4) Offences under Section 4(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
(5) Offences under Section 4(3) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
(6) Offences under Section 5(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
(7) Offences under Section 5(3) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
(8) Offences under Section 19 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
(9) Offences under Section 8 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
(10) Offences under SS12-19 of the Criminal Justice (International C-Operation) Act 1990 and RR6(5), 7, 7(5) & 8 of the Controlled Drug (Drug Precursors)(Community External Trade) Regulations 2008<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
(11) Offences under SS 9, 11(2), 12 (6), 13(3), 17 (4), 18 (2-4), 20 & 23 (4) of The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 & SS 327 - 330, 333, 336 (5) & (6) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
NB - 0% readings are due to rounding down from below 0.5%<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
Ref: PQ 222733<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/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>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1528", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Mike Penning"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hemel Hempstead"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mike Penning"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-02-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-02-03T17:06:25.26Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-01-29", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Drugs: Crime"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "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.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/422", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Nottingham East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chris Leslie"} ], "uin" : "222733"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/176803", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/176803/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

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 \u2018current\u2019 order value and not the \u2018original\u2019 order value to ensure the data accurately captures amendments to the values following successful appeals or variations.<\/p>

<\/strong><\/p>

<\/p><\/td>

2012/2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2013/2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Total orders made (drug related offences)<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

3610<\/p><\/td>

3537<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Average amount recovered (drug related offences)<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

£10,165.73<\/p><\/td>

£8,904.09<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/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>

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>

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>

The majority of Confiscation Orders (52% by value) are enforced by agencies other than HM Courts & Tribunals Service. These agencies include the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Department for Work and Pensions and local authorities.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1528", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Mike Penning"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hemel Hempstead"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mike Penning"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-02-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "222731"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-02-03T17:52:07.8Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-01-29", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Drugs: Crime"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average amount recovered through confiscation orders for drug-related crimes was in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/422", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Nottingham East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chris Leslie"} ], "uin" : "222715"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/176804", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/176804/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

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>

<\/strong><\/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>

Order value<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2012/2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2013/2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Total orders made<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Drug related offences <\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Total orders made<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Drug related offences<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

£0 to £1,000<\/p><\/td>

2833<\/p><\/td>

1809<\/p><\/td>

2690<\/p><\/td>

1824<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

£1,001 to £5,000<\/p><\/td>

1257<\/p><\/td>

868<\/p><\/td>

1205<\/p><\/td>

844<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

£5,001 to £10,000<\/p><\/td>

483<\/p><\/td>

267<\/p><\/td>

476<\/p><\/td>

260<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

£10,001 to £20,000<\/p><\/td>

505<\/p><\/td>

225<\/p><\/td>

538<\/p><\/td>

226<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

£20,001 to £50,000<\/p><\/td>

647<\/p><\/td>

241<\/p><\/td>

558<\/p><\/td>

194<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

£50,001 to £100,000<\/p><\/td>

267<\/p><\/td>

81<\/p><\/td>

258<\/p><\/td>

94<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

£100,001 to £500,000<\/p><\/td>

337<\/p><\/td>

107<\/p><\/td>

251<\/p><\/td>

79<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

£500,001 to £999,999*<\/p><\/td>

39<\/p><\/td>

7<\/p><\/td>

26<\/p><\/td>

5<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

£1million to £5million<\/p><\/td>

27<\/p><\/td>

5<\/p><\/td>

28<\/p><\/td>

11<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

More than £5million<\/p><\/td>

6<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

3<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Total:<\/p><\/td>

6401<\/p><\/td>

3610<\/p><\/td>

6033<\/p><\/td>

3537<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/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>

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>

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>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1528", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Mike Penning"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hemel Hempstead"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mike Penning"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-02-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "222761"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-02-05T17:48:31.267Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-01-29", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Drugs: Crime"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many drug-related confiscation orders were issued for (a) £0 to £1,000, (b) £1,001 to £5,000, (c) £5,001 to £10,000, (d) £10,001 to £20,000, (e) £20,001 to £50,000, (f) £50,001 to £100,000, (g) £100,001 to £500,000, (h) £500,001 to £1 million, (i) £1 million to £5 million and (j) more than £5 million in (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2013-14.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/422", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Nottingham East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chris Leslie"} ], "uin" : "222716"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/176845", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/176845/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

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>

<\/strong><\/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>

Order value<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2012/2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2013/2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Total orders made<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Drug related offences <\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Total orders made<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Drug related offences<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

£0 to £1,000<\/p><\/td>

2833<\/p><\/td>

1809<\/p><\/td>

2690<\/p><\/td>

1824<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

£1,001 to £5,000<\/p><\/td>

1257<\/p><\/td>

868<\/p><\/td>

1205<\/p><\/td>

844<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

£5,001 to £10,000<\/p><\/td>

483<\/p><\/td>

267<\/p><\/td>

476<\/p><\/td>

260<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

£10,001 to £20,000<\/p><\/td>

505<\/p><\/td>

225<\/p><\/td>

538<\/p><\/td>

226<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

£20,001 to £50,000<\/p><\/td>

647<\/p><\/td>

241<\/p><\/td>

558<\/p><\/td>

194<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

£50,001 to £100,000<\/p><\/td>

267<\/p><\/td>

81<\/p><\/td>

258<\/p><\/td>

94<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

£100,001 to £500,000<\/p><\/td>

337<\/p><\/td>

107<\/p><\/td>

251<\/p><\/td>

79<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

£500,001 to £999,999*<\/p><\/td>

39<\/p><\/td>

7<\/p><\/td>

26<\/p><\/td>

5<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

£1million to £5million<\/p><\/td>

27<\/p><\/td>

5<\/p><\/td>

28<\/p><\/td>

11<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

More than £5million<\/p><\/td>

6<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

3<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Total:<\/p><\/td>

6401<\/p><\/td>

3610<\/p><\/td>

6033<\/p><\/td>

3537<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/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>

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>

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>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1528", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Mike Penning"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hemel Hempstead"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mike Penning"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-02-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "222716"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-02-05T17:48:31.49Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-01-29", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Confiscation Orders"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "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.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/422", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Nottingham East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chris Leslie"} ], "uin" : "222761"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/175127", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/175127/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

This Government takes recovery and enforcement of financial impositions very seriously and remains committed to finding new ways to ensure impositions are paid and to trace those who do not pay. This is why there has been a year on year increase in the total amount of financial penalties collected over the last three years. The amount of money collected reached an all time high of £290 million at the end of 2013/14 and collections continue to rise. In 2013/14 the total outstanding balance of financial impositions reduced by £26.7m (5%) in the year.<\/p>

<\/p>

The table below shows the value of financial impositions ordered by the courts in 2013/14, and the total value of financial impositions collected in the year.<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

Area<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Impositions 2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Collected Against Impositions in year<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Total collected in the year - regardless of imposition date<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Avon and Somerset<\/p><\/td>

£10,488,481<\/p><\/td>

£3,816,902<\/p><\/td>

£7,172,942<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Bedfordshire<\/p><\/td>

£4,225,416<\/p><\/td>

£1,859,237<\/p><\/td>

£3,202,616<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Cambridgeshire<\/p><\/td>

£4,890,202<\/p><\/td>

£1,933,970<\/p><\/td>

£3,547,387<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Cheshire<\/p><\/td>

£7,518,203<\/p><\/td>

£3,839,030<\/p><\/td>

£6,066,620<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Cleveland<\/p><\/td>

£3,994,238<\/p><\/td>

£1,275,769<\/p><\/td>

£2,882,318<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Cumbria<\/p><\/td>

£4,381,676<\/p><\/td>

£1,500,696<\/p><\/td>

£2,790,743<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Derbyshire<\/p><\/td>

£4,619,046<\/p><\/td>

£1,802,742<\/p><\/td>

£3,453,856<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Devon and Cornwall<\/p><\/td>

£7,275,905<\/p><\/td>

£3,492,226<\/p><\/td>

£6,154,292<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Dorset<\/p><\/td>

£4,254,020<\/p><\/td>

£1,592,455<\/p><\/td>

£3,388,107<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Durham<\/p><\/td>

£3,100,039<\/p><\/td>

£1,169,332<\/p><\/td>

£2,473,197<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Dyfed Powys<\/p><\/td>

£3,774,386<\/p><\/td>

£1,743,944<\/p><\/td>

£2,898,590<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Essex<\/p><\/td>

£10,989,916<\/p><\/td>

£5,222,015<\/p><\/td>

£8,443,356<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Gloucestershire<\/p><\/td>

£2,145,012<\/p><\/td>

£894,327<\/p><\/td>

£1,840,466<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Greater Manchester<\/p><\/td>

£22,329,688<\/p><\/td>

£7,039,630<\/p><\/td>

£15,250,585<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Gwent<\/p><\/td>

£4,788,550<\/p><\/td>

£1,762,976<\/p><\/td>

£3,527,232<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Hampshire & IOW<\/p><\/td>

£11,013,958<\/p><\/td>

£4,079,985<\/p><\/td>

£8,459,808<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Hertfordshire<\/p><\/td>

£9,563,529<\/p><\/td>

£3,829,326<\/p><\/td>

£6,440,952<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Humberside<\/p><\/td>

£7,136,166<\/p><\/td>

£2,837,722<\/p><\/td>

£5,694,120<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Kent<\/p><\/td>

£11,982,516<\/p><\/td>

£4,191,673<\/p><\/td>

£8,362,118<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Lancashire<\/p><\/td>

£13,146,146<\/p><\/td>

£4,475,514<\/p><\/td>

£7,798,619<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Leicestershire<\/p><\/td>

£6,044,190<\/p><\/td>

£2,577,867<\/p><\/td>

£4,320,886<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Lincolnshire<\/p><\/td>

£6,141,834<\/p><\/td>

£2,706,212<\/p><\/td>

£4,210,021<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

London Central & South East<\/p><\/td>

£37,479,069<\/p><\/td>

£12,591,694<\/p><\/td>

£21,055,254<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

London North East<\/p><\/td>

£19,420,646<\/p><\/td>

£5,919,447<\/p><\/td>

£10,646,490<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

London North West<\/p><\/td>

£23,238,619<\/p><\/td>

£8,598,442<\/p><\/td>

£14,243,408<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

London South West<\/p><\/td>

£1,627,698<\/p><\/td>

£903,715<\/p><\/td>

£3,659,537<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Merseyside<\/p><\/td>

£12,266,671<\/p><\/td>

£3,901,058<\/p><\/td>

£9,556,566<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Norfolk<\/p><\/td>

£4,810,313<\/p><\/td>

£1,825,238<\/p><\/td>

£3,307,277<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

North Wales<\/p><\/td>

£5,476,857<\/p><\/td>

£2,476,682<\/p><\/td>

£4,264,771<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

North Yorkshire<\/p><\/td>

£4,247,146<\/p><\/td>

£2,168,730<\/p><\/td>

£3,489,709<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Northamptonshire<\/p><\/td>

£4,046,826<\/p><\/td>

£1,391,365<\/p><\/td>

£2,909,235<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Northumbria<\/p><\/td>

£10,806,079<\/p><\/td>

£3,613,008<\/p><\/td>

£7,385,384<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Nottinghamshire<\/p><\/td>

£8,409,069<\/p><\/td>

£3,050,949<\/p><\/td>

£5,254,473<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

South Wales<\/p><\/td>

£16,335,911<\/p><\/td>

£6,584,635<\/p><\/td>

£10,762,439<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

South Yorkshire<\/p><\/td>

£9,955,309<\/p><\/td>

£2,808,251<\/p><\/td>

£5,752,104<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Staffordshire<\/p><\/td>

£8,075,539<\/p><\/td>

£2,824,654<\/p><\/td>

£6,008,493<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Suffolk<\/p><\/td>

£4,945,931<\/p><\/td>

£1,887,068<\/p><\/td>

£3,309,711<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Surrey<\/p><\/td>

£7,833,947<\/p><\/td>

£4,298,880<\/p><\/td>

£6,331,557<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Sussex<\/p><\/td>

£7,295,943<\/p><\/td>

£3,024,765<\/p><\/td>

£5,986,262<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Thames Valley<\/p><\/td>

£13,975,694<\/p><\/td>

£6,347,357<\/p><\/td>

£10,957,532<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Warwickshire<\/p><\/td>

£5,478,730<\/p><\/td>

£1,967,666<\/p><\/td>

£3,137,619<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

West Mercia<\/p><\/td>

£9,034,521<\/p><\/td>

£3,169,955<\/p><\/td>

£5,749,674<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

West Midlands<\/p><\/td>

£18,824,807<\/p><\/td>

£5,980,168<\/p><\/td>

£14,196,420<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

West Yorkshire<\/p><\/td>

£19,708,027<\/p><\/td>

£6,593,972<\/p><\/td>

£11,421,315<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Wiltshire<\/p><\/td>

£3,159,373<\/p><\/td>

£1,163,257<\/p><\/td>

£2,547,769<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

£420,255,840<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

£156,734,504<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

£290,311,831<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

These figures include fines, compensation orders, victim surcharge orders and prosecution costs orders. The value of the impositions that remain outstanding at the end of the year includes accounts that were not due to be paid by the end of the period specified (either because they were imposed close to the end of the year or because they had payment timescales set by the courts for beyond the end of the financial year) and those that were being paid by instalments on agreed payment plans.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1528", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Mike Penning"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hemel Hempstead"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mike Penning"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-01-26", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-01-26T17:08:30.907Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-01-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Courts: Fines"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total value of fines was (a) issued by the courts and (b) collected in 2013-14 in each local criminal justice board area.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/422", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Nottingham East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chris Leslie"} ], "uin" : "221639"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/174047", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/174047/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The table below shows the primary offence type for all confiscation orders made between 01/04/2012 and 31/03/2013 and the current amount paid against those impositions as of 16/01/2015. The \u2018Amount Paid\u2019 does not include any sums of interest that may have been collected on those orders.<\/p>

<\/strong><\/p>

Primary Offence Type<\/p><\/td>

Amount Paid<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Arms Trafficking<\/p><\/td>

£ 2,274.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Bribery and Corruption<\/p><\/td>

£ 724.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Burglary / Theft<\/p><\/td>

£ 5,178,518.99<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Counterfeiting / Intellectual Property / Forgery<\/p><\/td>

£ 3,482,693.99<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Drug Trafficking<\/p><\/td>

£ 27,142,467.06<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Excise Duty Fraud<\/p><\/td>

£ 1,250,612.62<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Handling Stolen Goods<\/p><\/td>

£ 778,521.81<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Intellectual Property Crime<\/p><\/td>

£ 390,863.43<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Money Laundering - Drugs<\/p><\/td>

£ 8,183,885.75<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Money Laundering - Other<\/p><\/td>

£ 18,291,592.71<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Other Crime<\/p><\/td>

£ 8,045,149.97<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Other Fraud / Embezzlement / Deception / Crimes of dishonesty<\/p><\/td>

£ 22,650,449.84<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

People Trafficking<\/p><\/td>

£ 281,589.31<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Pimps and Brothels / Prostitution / Pornography<\/p><\/td>

£ 965,260.92<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Robbery<\/p><\/td>

£ 167,503.53<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Tax and Benefit Fraud<\/p><\/td>

£ 9,078,615.86<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Terrorism<\/p><\/td>

£ 39,945.15<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Trading Standards Offences<\/p><\/td>

£ 435,591.73<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Unknown<\/p><\/td>

£ 125,986.91<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

VAT Fraud<\/p><\/td>

£ 10,548,046.91<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Vehicle Offences<\/p><\/td>

£ 917,892.02<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Grand Total<\/p><\/td>

£ 117,958,186.51<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/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>

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>

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>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1528", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Mike Penning"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hemel Hempstead"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mike Penning"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-01-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-01-22T16:08:23.32Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-01-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Confiscation Orders"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what types of offence resulted in confiscation orders being made in 2012-13; and how much was collected as a result of those orders.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/422", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Nottingham East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chris Leslie"} ], "uin" : "220978"} ], "itemsPerPage" : 10, "next" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?tablingMemberPrinted.=Chris+Leslie&_page=1&min-date=2015-01-15&AnsweringBody.=Ministry+of+Justice", "page" : 0, "startIndex" : 1, "totalResults" : 10, "type" : ["http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#ListEndpoint", "http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#Page"]} }