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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1127477/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Departments continually review workforce plans, reprioritise and assess changing needs, which includes identification and cessation of non-priority work where appropriate. We have accelerated our plans, and at the same time, the Civil Service as a whole is working to ensure that EU Exit Implementation is carried out to high quality without impacting public service delivery across the whole of government.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>39 Ministry of Justice staff were seconded to work in other departments from December 2018 as part of the no-deal preparations co-ordinated by Cabinet Office. 34 staff have since returned, with extensions agreed for the remaining 5 staff.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Between January and April 2019, 62 Ministry of Justice staff volunteered to work in the MoJ Departmental Operations Centre (DOC) to assist with no deal preparations. These volunteers worked a small number of shifts in the DOC and were chosen from different teams across the department to minimise any disruption to business as usual work.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many officials in his Department have been seconded away from their normal duties to work on the UK's withdrawal from the EU; and what effect that secondment of staff has had on the effectiveness of his Department.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1127556", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1127556/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The information you have requested is not held centrally by the Department at this time.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many officials in his Department have been seconded to work in other Government Departments; and in which Department were they seconded to, in each of the last 18 months.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4620", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ellie Reeves"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1127090/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The number of women given a custodial sentence of less than and more than six months, at Magistrates and Crown courts, by offence and police force area in 2018 is published in the Court Outcomes by Police Force Area data tool at the following link:<\/p><p><a href=\"https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802045/court-outcomes-by-PFA-2018.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802045/court-outcomes-by-PFA-2018.xlsx<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p>The requested data can be gathered by:<\/p><ul><li>Select the relevant court in the \u2018Court Type\u2019 field (Magistrates/Crown)<\/li><li>Select \u20182018\u2019 in the \u2018Year of Appearance\u2019 field<\/li><li>Select \u201902: Female\u2019 in the \u2018Sex\u2019 field<\/li><li>Drag the \u2018Offence\u2019 field into Rows<\/li><li>Select the relevant sentence lengths in the \u2018Custodial Sentence Length\u2019 field (six months or less/ greater than six months)<\/li><li>Select the relevant police force area in the \u2018Police Force Area\u2019 field<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>The number of women given a custodial sentence less than and more than six months from each magistrates and Crown court in North Wales in 2018, with corresponding offence, is available in the attached tables.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Our vision, as set out in our Female Offender Strategy, is to see fewer women coming into the criminal justice system and a greater proportion managed successfully in the community.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>There is persuasive evidence showing community sentences, in certain circumstances, are more effective than short custodial sentences in reducing reoffending. The MoJ study \u2018The impact of short custodial sentences, community orders and suspended sentence orders on re-offending\u2019 published in 2015 found that over a 1-year follow up period, a higher proportion of people re-offended having been sentenced to custody of under 12 months without supervision on release than other similar people given community orders.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Unless we tackle the underlying causes of offending, we cannot protect the public from being victims of crime. Effective community orders can address offenders\u2019 behaviour, answer their mental health and alcohol or drug misuse needs, and provide reparation for the benefit of the wider community.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women were taken into immediate custody from (a) Crown courts and (b) magistrates courts for sentences of (i) less than and (ii) more than six months for each offence classification in each police force area in England and Wales in 2018-19.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/533", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for David Hanson"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1127091", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1127091/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<table><tbody><tr><td><p>Information on the numbers of adult women and adult men with no previous convictions who were taken into immediate custody from the Crown Courts and the Magistrates courts for sentences of below six months and six months and over are provided below. It is not possible to provide breakdowns by police force area because, due to low numbers, this would risk identification of the individuals concerned. <table><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p><strong>Number of adult<sup>1<\/sup> female offenders with no previous convictions<sup>2<\/sup> sentenced to immediate custody by court type<sup>3<\/sup>, sentence length<sup>4,5<\/sup> and offence type; England and Wales<sup>6<\/sup>, 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\"><p>Number of Offenders<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"2\"><p><strong>Offence type<sup>7<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><p><strong>Crown Court<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Magistrates Court<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Less than 6 months<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>6 months or more<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Less than 6 months<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>6 months or more<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Violence against the person<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><td><p>144<\/p><\/td><td><p>4<\/p><\/td><td><p>2<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Sexual offences<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>25<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Robbery<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>17<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Theft Offences<\/p><\/td><td><p>3<\/p><\/td><td><p>67<\/p><\/td><td><p>67<\/p><\/td><td><p>5<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Criminal damage and arson<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Drug offences<\/p><\/td><td><p>7<\/p><\/td><td><p>80<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Possession of weapons<\/p><\/td><td><p>3<\/p><\/td><td><p>18<\/p><\/td><td><p>7<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Public order offences<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>8<\/p><\/td><td><p>3<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Miscellaneous crimes against society<\/p><\/td><td><p>28<\/p><\/td><td><p>145<\/p><\/td><td><p>4<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Fraud offences<\/p><\/td><td><p>3<\/p><\/td><td><p>91<\/p><\/td><td><p>2<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Summary offences excluding motoring<\/p><\/td><td><p>2<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><td><p>14<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Summary motoring offences<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>All offences<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>47<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>616<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>111<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>12<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\"><p><strong>Source: <\/strong>Ministry of Justice extract of the Police National Computer<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p><strong>Notes:<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p>1) Aged 18 or over at time of sentence.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p>2) Counting the number of female offenders who were convicted in court for the first time.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p>3) Includes crown and magistrates courts cases, where this information is recorded on the PNC.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p>4) 6 months has been assumed to be 180 days.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p>5) Excludes cases where the sentence length is not known<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p>6) England and Wales includes all 43 police force areas plus the British Transport Police<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p>7) For more detailed information on the offences included in each classification see the Offence Group Classifications file at the following link: <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><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p>8) 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><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p><strong>Number of adult<sup>1<\/sup> male offenders with no previous convictions<sup>2<\/sup> sentenced to immediate custody by court type<sup>3<\/sup>, sentence length<sup>4,5<\/sup> and offence type; England and Wales<sup>6<\/sup>, 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\"><p>Number of Offenders<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"2\"><p><strong>Offence type<sup>7<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><p><strong>Crown Court<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong> Magistrates Court<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Less than 6 months<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>6 months or more<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong> Less than 6 months<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>6 months or more<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Violence against the person<\/p><\/td><td><p>15<\/p><\/td><td><p>946<\/p><\/td><td><p>34<\/p><\/td><td><p>28<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Sexual offences<\/p><\/td><td><p>16<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,420<\/p><\/td><td><p>24<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Robbery<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>161<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>4<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Theft Offences<\/p><\/td><td><p>16<\/p><\/td><td><p>321<\/p><\/td><td><p>141<\/p><\/td><td><p>23<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Criminal damage and arson<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><td><p>52<\/p><\/td><td><p>6<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Drug offences<\/p><\/td><td><p>35<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,304<\/p><\/td><td><p>14<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Possession of weapons<\/p><\/td><td><p>28<\/p><\/td><td><p>152<\/p><\/td><td><p>107<\/p><\/td><td><p>16<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Public order offences<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>117<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>3<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Miscellaneous crimes against society<\/p><\/td><td><p>124<\/p><\/td><td><p>833<\/p><\/td><td><p>67<\/p><\/td><td><p>28<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Fraud offences<\/p><\/td><td><p>13<\/p><\/td><td><p>252<\/p><\/td><td><p>11<\/p><\/td><td><p>2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Summary offences excluding motoring<\/p><\/td><td><p>27<\/p><\/td><td><p>2<\/p><\/td><td><p>262<\/p><\/td><td><p>12<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Summary motoring offences<\/p><\/td><td><p>2<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><td><p>76<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>All offences<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>287<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>5,561<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>752<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>176<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\"><p><strong>Source: <\/strong>Ministry of Justice extract of the Police National Computer<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p><strong>Notes:<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p>1) Aged 18 or over at time of sentence.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p>2) Counting the number of male offenders who were convicted in court for the first time.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p>3) Includes crown and magistrates courts cases, where this information is recorded on the PNC.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p>4) 6 months has been assumed to be 180 days.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p>5) Excludes cases where the sentence length is not known<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p>6) England and Wales includes all 43 police force areas plus the British Transport Police<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p>7) For more detailed information on the offences included in each classification see the Offence Group Classifications file at the following link: <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><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p>8) 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><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>There is persuasive evidence showing community sentences, in certain circumstances, are more effective than short custodial sentences in reducing reoffending. The MoJ study \u2018The impact of short custodial sentences, community orders and suspended sentence orders on re-offending\u2019 published in 2015 found that over a 1-year follow up period, a higher proportion of people re-offended having been sentenced to custody of under 12 months without supervision on release than other similar people given community orders.<\/p><p>Unless we tackle the underlying causes of offending, we cannot protect the public from being victims of crime. Effective community orders can address offenders\u2019 behaviour, answer their mental health and alcohol or drug misuse needs, and provide reparation for the benefit of the wider community.<\/p><p>In the female offender strategy, published June 2018, we set out our vision to see fewer women coming into the criminal justice system, and a greater proportion managed successfully in the community.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many adult women with no previous convictions were taken into immediate custody from (a) Crown courts and (b) magistrates courts for sentences of (i) below six months and (ii) six months and over in each police force area in England and Wales in 2018-19; and what the offence classification was in each of those cases.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1127092", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1127092/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<table><tbody><tr><td><p>Information on the numbers of adult women and adult men with no previous convictions who were taken into immediate custody from the Crown Courts and the Magistrates courts for sentences of below six months and six months and over are provided below. It is not possible to provide breakdowns by police force area because, due to low numbers, this would risk identification of the individuals concerned. <table><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p><strong>Number of adult<sup>1<\/sup> female offenders with no previous convictions<sup>2<\/sup> sentenced to immediate custody by court type<sup>3<\/sup>, sentence length<sup>4,5<\/sup> and offence type; England and Wales<sup>6<\/sup>, 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\"><p>Number of Offenders<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"2\"><p><strong>Offence type<sup>7<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><p><strong>Crown Court<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Magistrates Court<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Less than 6 months<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>6 months or more<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Less than 6 months<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>6 months or more<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Violence against the person<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><td><p>144<\/p><\/td><td><p>4<\/p><\/td><td><p>2<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Sexual offences<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>25<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Robbery<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>17<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Theft Offences<\/p><\/td><td><p>3<\/p><\/td><td><p>67<\/p><\/td><td><p>67<\/p><\/td><td><p>5<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Criminal damage and arson<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Drug offences<\/p><\/td><td><p>7<\/p><\/td><td><p>80<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Possession of weapons<\/p><\/td><td><p>3<\/p><\/td><td><p>18<\/p><\/td><td><p>7<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Public order offences<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>8<\/p><\/td><td><p>3<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Miscellaneous crimes against society<\/p><\/td><td><p>28<\/p><\/td><td><p>145<\/p><\/td><td><p>4<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Fraud offences<\/p><\/td><td><p>3<\/p><\/td><td><p>91<\/p><\/td><td><p>2<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Summary offences excluding motoring<\/p><\/td><td><p>2<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><td><p>14<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Summary motoring offences<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>All offences<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>47<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>616<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>111<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>12<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\"><p><strong>Source: <\/strong>Ministry of Justice extract of the Police National Computer<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p><strong>Notes:<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p>1) Aged 18 or over at time of sentence.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p>2) Counting the number of female offenders who were convicted in court for the first time.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p>3) Includes crown and magistrates courts cases, where this information is recorded on the PNC.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p>4) 6 months has been assumed to be 180 days.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p>5) Excludes cases where the sentence length is not known<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p>6) England and Wales includes all 43 police force areas plus the British Transport Police<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p>7) For more detailed information on the offences included in each classification see the Offence Group Classifications file at the following link: <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><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p>8) 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><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p><strong>Number of adult<sup>1<\/sup> male offenders with no previous convictions<sup>2<\/sup> sentenced to immediate custody by court type<sup>3<\/sup>, sentence length<sup>4,5<\/sup> and offence type; England and Wales<sup>6<\/sup>, 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\"><p>Number of Offenders<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"2\"><p><strong>Offence type<sup>7<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><p><strong>Crown Court<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong> Magistrates Court<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Less than 6 months<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>6 months or more<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong> Less than 6 months<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>6 months or more<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Violence against the person<\/p><\/td><td><p>15<\/p><\/td><td><p>946<\/p><\/td><td><p>34<\/p><\/td><td><p>28<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Sexual offences<\/p><\/td><td><p>16<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,420<\/p><\/td><td><p>24<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Robbery<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>161<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>4<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Theft Offences<\/p><\/td><td><p>16<\/p><\/td><td><p>321<\/p><\/td><td><p>141<\/p><\/td><td><p>23<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Criminal damage and arson<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><td><p>52<\/p><\/td><td><p>6<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Drug offences<\/p><\/td><td><p>35<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,304<\/p><\/td><td><p>14<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Possession of weapons<\/p><\/td><td><p>28<\/p><\/td><td><p>152<\/p><\/td><td><p>107<\/p><\/td><td><p>16<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Public order offences<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>117<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><td><p>3<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Miscellaneous crimes against society<\/p><\/td><td><p>124<\/p><\/td><td><p>833<\/p><\/td><td><p>67<\/p><\/td><td><p>28<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Fraud offences<\/p><\/td><td><p>13<\/p><\/td><td><p>252<\/p><\/td><td><p>11<\/p><\/td><td><p>2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Summary offences excluding motoring<\/p><\/td><td><p>27<\/p><\/td><td><p>2<\/p><\/td><td><p>262<\/p><\/td><td><p>12<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Summary motoring offences<\/p><\/td><td><p>2<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><td><p>76<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>All offences<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>287<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>5,561<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>752<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>176<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\"><p><strong>Source: <\/strong>Ministry of Justice extract of the Police National Computer<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p><strong>Notes:<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p>1) Aged 18 or over at time of sentence.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p>2) Counting the number of male offenders who were convicted in court for the first time.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p>3) Includes crown and magistrates courts cases, where this information is recorded on the PNC.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p>4) 6 months has been assumed to be 180 days.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p>5) Excludes cases where the sentence length is not known<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p>6) England and Wales includes all 43 police force areas plus the British Transport Police<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p>7) For more detailed information on the offences included in each classification see the Offence Group Classifications file at the following link: <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><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"11\"><p>8) 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><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>There is persuasive evidence showing community sentences, in certain circumstances, are more effective than short custodial sentences in reducing reoffending. The MoJ study \u2018The impact of short custodial sentences, community orders and suspended sentence orders on re-offending\u2019 published in 2015 found that over a 1-year follow up period, a higher proportion of people re-offended having been sentenced to custody of under 12 months without supervision on release than other similar people given community orders.<\/p><p>Unless we tackle the underlying causes of offending, we cannot protect the public from being victims of crime. Effective community orders can address offenders\u2019 behaviour, answer their mental health and alcohol or drug misuse needs, and provide reparation for the benefit of the wider community.<\/p><p>In the female offender strategy, published June 2018, we set out our vision to see fewer women coming into the criminal justice system, and a greater proportion managed successfully in the community.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4362", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Edward Argar"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Charnwood"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Edward Argar"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-05-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "255283"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-05-23T14:06:30.013Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        ]}
      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"}
      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-05-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Prisoners: Males"}
      , "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 adult men with no previous convictions were taken into immediate custody from (a) Crown courts and (b) magistrates courts for sentences of (i) below six months and (ii) six months and over in each police force area in England and Wales in 2018-19; and what the offence classification was in each of those cases.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/533", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for David Hanson"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Delyn"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "David Hanson"}
      ], "uin" : "255284"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1127093", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1127093/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The number of women given a custodial sentence of less than and more than six months, at Magistrates and Crown courts, by offence and police force area in 2018 is published in the Court Outcomes by Police Force Area data tool at the following link:<\/p><p><a href=\"https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802045/court-outcomes-by-PFA-2018.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802045/court-outcomes-by-PFA-2018.xlsx<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p>The requested data can be gathered by:<\/p><ul><li>Select the relevant court in the \u2018Court Type\u2019 field (Magistrates/Crown)<\/li><li>Select \u20182018\u2019 in the \u2018Year of Appearance\u2019 field<\/li><li>Select \u201902: Female\u2019 in the \u2018Sex\u2019 field<\/li><li>Drag the \u2018Offence\u2019 field into Rows<\/li><li>Select the relevant sentence lengths in the \u2018Custodial Sentence Length\u2019 field (six months or less/ greater than six months)<\/li><li>Select the relevant police force area in the \u2018Police Force Area\u2019 field<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>The number of women given a custodial sentence less than and more than six months from each magistrates and Crown court in North Wales in 2018, with corresponding offence, is available in the attached tables.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Our vision, as set out in our Female Offender Strategy, is to see fewer women coming into the criminal justice system and a greater proportion managed successfully in the community.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>There is persuasive evidence showing community sentences, in certain circumstances, are more effective than short custodial sentences in reducing reoffending. The MoJ study \u2018The impact of short custodial sentences, community orders and suspended sentence orders on re-offending\u2019 published in 2015 found that over a 1-year follow up period, a higher proportion of people re-offended having been sentenced to custody of under 12 months without supervision on release than other similar people given community orders.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Unless we tackle the underlying causes of offending, we cannot protect the public from being victims of crime. Effective community orders can address offenders\u2019 behaviour, answer their mental health and alcohol or drug misuse needs, and provide reparation for the benefit of the wider community.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4362", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Edward Argar"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Charnwood"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Edward Argar"}
        , "attachment" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1127093/answer/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "Copy of PQ 255285 tables.xlsx"}
          , "title" : "Table"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-05-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "255282"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-05-23T14:09:07.843Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        ]}
      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"}
      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-05-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Prisoners: Females"}
      , "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 women sentenced to (a) less than and (b) more than six months were taken into immediate custody from each (i) magistrates and (ii) Crown court in North Wales in 2018-19; and what the offence classification was in each of those cases.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/533", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for David Hanson"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Delyn"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "David Hanson"}
      ], "uin" : "255285"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1126970", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1126970/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The proportion of guilty pleas (where plea was known) has slowly been declining, from 74% in 2014 to 69% for white defendants, and from 61% in 2014 to 57% for BAME defendants in 2018.<\/p><p>Data is only available for defendants dealt with at Crown Court (not all defendants) for indictable offences.<\/p><p>The proportion of defendants who entered a guilty plea by ethnicity (2008 \u2013 2018) can be found in the Crown court data tool at the following link:<\/p><p><a href=\"https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802313/crown-court-tool-2018.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802313/crown-court-tool-2018.xlsx<\/a><\/p><ul><li>Remove the \u2018Values\u2019 field from Rows<\/li><li>Drag the \u2018Ethnicity\u2019 field into Rows<\/li><li>Drag the \u2018Total for Trial\u2019 field into Values<\/li><li>Filter to \u201901: Guilty Plea\u2019 in the \u2018Plea at Crown Court\u2019 field for the number of defendants that entered a guilty plea<\/li><li>Filter to \u201901: Guilty Plea\u2019 and \u201902: Not Guilty plea\u2019 in the \u2018Plea at Crown Court\u2019 field number of defendants that entered a plea overall (where plea was known)<\/li><li>The number of BAME defendants can be defined by combining \u201902: Black\u2019, \u201903: Asian\u2019, \u201904: Mixed\u2019 and \u201905: Chinese and other\u2019 rows. The number of white defendants who entered a guilty plea each year can be found in the \u201801: White\u2019 row.<\/li><li>The proportion of defendants who entered a guilty plea can be found by dividing the number of guilty pleas by the number of overall pleas for the relevant ethnicity rows.<\/li><\/ul>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4362", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Edward Argar"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Charnwood"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Edward Argar"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-05-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-05-22T16:46:56.967Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        ]}
      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"}
      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-05-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Trials: Ethnic Groups"}
      , "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 recent estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) BAME and (b) white defendants who enter guilty pleas.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3924", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bolton South East"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Yasmin Qureshi"}
      ], "uin" : "254792"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1126481", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1126481/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The role of the Victims\u2019 Commissioner is greatly valued across the justice system and the Government welcomes the recent appointment of Dame Vera Baird QC to the role.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Dame Vera\u2019s appointment was made in line with the Governance Code for Public Appointments which prescribes that all public appointments should be governed by the principle of appointment on merit. An assessment of the costs of a by-election was not factored into the appointment process.<\/p><p> <\/p><p><em>A Police and Crime Commissioner by-election will be run by a statutorily independent Returning Officer and will be funded out of the <\/em><em>Consolidated Fund<\/em><em>. <\/em><\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4362", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Edward Argar"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Charnwood"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Edward Argar"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-05-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-05-20T15:23:57.127Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        ]}
      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"}
      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-05-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner"}
      , "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, with reference to the appointment of Vera Baird as Victims' Commissioner, (a) what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of holding a by-election for a new Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner; and (b) whether an assessment was made of that cost as part of that appointment process.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4656", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Layla Moran"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Oxford West and Abingdon"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Layla Moran"}
      ], "uin" : "254270"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1126553", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1126553/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Tackling historical sexual abuse and bringing perpetrators to justice is a government priority. It is vital that victims are provided with support to cope and recover from the impact of crime, regardless of whether they choose to report the crime to the police.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The right of defendants in Crown Court cases to be tried by their peers is a fundamental part of our justice system and the government has no plans to interfere with it.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4362", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Edward Argar"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect on victims of historical child sexual abuse of providing them with an alternative to court proceedings involving a jury trial.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of officials in his Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in the last 12 months; what proportion that leave was of total sick leave taken in his Department; and what the cost was to his Department of officials taking sick leave over that period.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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