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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average sentence length in months was for people who received an immediate custodial sentence and had (a) zero, (b) between one and four, (c) between five and nine, (d) between 10 and 15, (e) between 16 and 25, (f) between 26 and 50, (g) between 51 and 75, (h) between 76 and 100 and (i) 101 or more previous convictions in each year since 2007.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1722841", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people who were given an immediate custodial sentence of a year or less had (a) no, (b) one, (c) two, (d) three, (e) four, (f) five, (g) six, (h) seven, (i) eight, (j) nine, (k) 10 to 19, (l) 20 to 29, (m) 30 to 39 and (n) 40 or more previous convictions and cautions in each year since 2007.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1722844", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1722844/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The information requested is provided in the table attached with this answer. The table includes data covering the period 2007 \u2013 2023, on:<\/p><ul><li>The number of offenders with a specified number of previous community sentences who were sentenced to immediate custody.<\/li><li>The proportion of offenders with a specified number of previous community sentences who were sentenced to immediate custody.<\/li><li>The number of offenders with a specified number of suspended sentences who were sentenced to immediate custody.<\/li><li>The proportion of offenders with a specified number of suspended sentences who were sentenced to immediate custody.<\/li><\/ul><p>It is worth noting that an offender may have had previous custodial sentences as well as previous community or suspended sentences. This data is not regularly published or held in an easily accessible format. The information supplied has been sourced from a complicated retrieval from the Police National Computer database.<\/p><p>It should be noted that sentencing decisions in individual cases are for the independent judiciary.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of offenders sentenced to immediate custody had (a) zero, (b) between one and four, (c) between five and nine, (d) between 10 and 15, (e) between 16 and 25, (f) between 26 and 50 and (g) more than 50 previous (i) community orders and (ii) suspended sentences in each year since 2007.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1722846/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The information requested is provided in the table attached with this answer. This table includes data, covering the period 2007 \u2013 2023, on the number of offenders with a specified number of previous cautions and convictions who were sentenced to immediate custody for a specified offence.<\/p><p>This data is not regularly published or held in an easily accessible format. The information supplied has been sourced from a complicated retrieval from the Police National Computer database.<\/p><p>It should be noted that sentencing decisions in individual cases are for the independent judiciary.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people sentenced to an immediate custodial sentence for (a) possession of a blade or point, (b) possession of an offensive weapon, (c) common assault, (d) assaulting a police officer, (e) sexual assault, (f) a public order offence, (g) theft, (h) robbery, (i) burglary, (j) a drug-related offence, (k) criminal damage, (l) breach of an anti-social behaviour order, (m) fraud and (n) vehicle taking in each year since 2007 had (i) no and (ii) between (A) one and four, (B) five and nine, (C) 10 and 15, (D) 16 and 25, (E) 26 and 50, (F) 51 and 75, (G) 76 and 100 and (H) 101 or more convictions and cautions for an offence.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4679", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Neil O'Brien"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1722849", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1722849/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The information requested is provided in the table attached with this answer. The table includes data covering the period 2007 \u2013 2023, on the number of people sentenced to an immediate custodial sentence for the first time for a specified offence and an indication (by band) of their previous cautions and convictions for previous offences of any type. That is to say, in this data set, the offender received their first sentence of immediate custody for that particular offence. Nothing in this data set indicates that the offender has not received a sentence of immediate custody before, for another offence.<\/p><p>This data is not regularly published or held in an easily accessible format. The information supplied has been sourced from a complicated retrieval from the Police National Computer database.<\/p><p>It should be noted that sentencing decisions in individual cases are for the independent judiciary.<\/p>"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people sentenced to an immediate custodial sentence for the first time for (a) possession of a blade or point, (b) possession of an offensive weapon, (c) common assault, (d) assaulting a police officer, (e) sexual assault, (f) a public order offence, (g) theft, (h) robbery, (i) burglary, (j) a drug-related offence, (k) criminal damage, (l) breach of an anti-social behaviour order, (m) fraud and (n) vehicle taking in each year since 2007 had (i) no, (ii) between one and four, (iii) between five and nine, (iv) between 10 and 15, (v) between 16 and 25, (vi) between 26 and 50, (vii) between 51 and 75, (viii) between 76 and 100 and (ix) 101 or more convictions and cautions for previous offences of any type.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4679", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Neil O'Brien"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Neil O'Brien"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1722852", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1722852/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Information on the highest number of previous cautions and convictions an offender had for a specified offence type before receiving a custodial sentence, covering the period 2021 to 2023, can be viewed in the attached table.<\/p><p>This data is not regularly published or held in an easily accessible format. The information supplied has been sourced from a complicated retrieval from the Police National Computer database.<\/p><p>It should be noted that sentencing decisions in individual cases are for the independent judiciary.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4056", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Nic Dakin"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Sir Nicholas Dakin"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the highest number of previous offences was that a convicted person committed for that same offence before receiving a sentence other than an immediate non-custodial sentence for offences relating to (a) possession of a blade or point, (b) possession of an offensive weapon, (c) common assault, (d) assaulting a police officer, (e) sexual assault, (f) public order, (g) theft, (h) robbery, (i) burglary, (j) drugs, (k) criminal damage, (l) breach of anti social behaviour order, (m) fraud and (n) vehicle taking in each of the last three years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4679", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Neil O'Brien"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Neil O'Brien"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1722854", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1722854/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The information requested is provided in the tables attached with this answer. These table include data covering the period 2007 \u2013 2023, on:<\/p><ul><li>The number of occasions on which an offender was convicted of a violence against the person offence with a specified number of previous convictions and received a specified sentence.<\/li><li>The percentage of occasions on which an offender was convicted of a violence against the person offence with a specified number of previous convictions and received a specified sentence.<\/li><\/ul><p>This data is not regularly published or held in an easily accessible format. The information supplied has been sourced from a complicated retrieval from the Police National Computer database.<\/p><p>It should be noted that sentencing decisions in individual cases are for the independent judiciary.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4056", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Nic Dakin"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Sir Nicholas Dakin"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people convicted of violent offences who previously had (a) none, (b) one to four, (c) five to nine, (d) 10-15, (e) 16-25, (f) 26-50, (g) 51-75, (h) 76-100 and (i) 101 or more convictions received (i) an immediate custodial sentence, (ii) a suspended sentence and (iii) a community sentence in each year since 2007.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4679", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Neil O'Brien"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Neil O'Brien"}
      ], "uin" : "1357"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1722855", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1722855/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The information requested is provided in the table attached with this answer. The table includes data covering the period 2014 \u2013 2023, on the average sentence length in months for people who received an immediate custodial sentence who were convicted of specified offences and an indication (by band) of their previous convictions.<\/p><p>This data is not regularly published or held in an easily accessible format. The information supplied has been sourced from a complicated retrieval from the Police National Computer database.<\/p><p>It should be noted that sentencing decisions in individual cases are for the independent judiciary.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average sentence length was in months for people who received an immediate custodial sentence and who had (a) no and (b) between (i) one and four, (ii) five and nine, (iii) 10 and 15, (iv) 16 and 25, (v) 26 and 50, (vi) 51 and 75, (vii) 76 and 100 and (viii) 101 or more previous convictions, and who were convicted of (A) violence against the person, (B) theft, (C) drug offences, (D) robbery, (E) common assault and battery, (F) burglary in a dwelling, (G) production, supply and possession with intent to supply a controlled drug - Class A, (H) possession of article with blade or point and (I) assaulting, resisting or obstructing a constable or designated officer in execution of duty in the last 10 years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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