Sentencing in individual cases is a matter for the independent judiciary and, by law, courts are required to be satisfied that the offence committed is so serious that only a custodial sentence can be justified, and even when that threshold is met, courts are able to consider whether a community sentence would be more suitable in that particular case. In many cases, sentences served in the community can more effectively reduce reoffending when compared to short custodial sentences.<\/p>
Data showing the number and proportion of prisoners sentenced to custodial sentences, who have previously had at least one community order or suspended sentence order respectively for each year since 2010, is drawn from the Police National Computer. This can be viewed in the table below.<\/p>
<\/p>
Table showing the number and proportion of offender s<\/strong>(1),<\/strong> (2) sentenced to immediate<\/strong> custody<\/strong>(3) in each year since 2010<\/strong>(4), who previously<\/strong>(5) received at least one community order<\/strong>(6) or suspended sentence order respectively<\/strong>(7), prior to the immediate custodial sentence. England and Wales<\/strong>(8).<\/p> Year<\/p><\/td> Number of offenders who received at least one community order prior to an immediate custodial sentence<\/p><\/td> Proportion of offenders who received at least one community order prior to an immediate custodial sentence<\/p><\/td> Number of offenders who received at least one suspended sentence order prior to an immediate custodial sentence<\/p><\/td> Proportion of offenders who received at least one suspended sentence order prior to an immediate custodial sentence<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/p><\/td> 34,550<\/p><\/td> 40%<\/p><\/td> 23,602<\/p><\/td> 28%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/p><\/td> 40,134<\/p><\/td> 46%<\/p><\/td> 25,870<\/p><\/td> 29%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/p><\/td> 42,183<\/p><\/td> 49%<\/p><\/td> 26,216<\/p><\/td> 31%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/p><\/td> 41,201<\/p><\/td> 52%<\/p><\/td> 26,670<\/p><\/td> 33%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/p><\/td> 41,962<\/p><\/td> 54%<\/p><\/td> 27,746<\/p><\/td> 36%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/p><\/td> 41,699<\/p><\/td> 54%<\/p><\/td> 28,381<\/p><\/td> 37%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/p><\/td> 42,985<\/p><\/td> 55%<\/p><\/td> 30,138<\/p><\/td> 38%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017<\/p><\/td> 41,424<\/p><\/td> 56%<\/p><\/td> 30,010<\/p><\/td> 41%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018<\/p><\/td> 38,318<\/p><\/td> 57%<\/p><\/td> 28,112<\/p><\/td> 42%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2019<\/p><\/td> 35,524<\/p><\/td> 58%<\/p><\/td> 25,634<\/p><\/td> 42%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2020<\/p><\/td> 28,623<\/p><\/td> 59%<\/p><\/td> 20,895<\/p><\/td> 43%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2021<\/p><\/td> 28,523<\/p><\/td> 55%<\/p><\/td> 20,898<\/p><\/td> 41%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2022<\/p><\/td> 27,230<\/p><\/td> 56%<\/p><\/td> 20,339<\/p><\/td> 42%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Source: <\/strong>MoJ extract of the Police National Computer<\/p> 1 - 'Proportion' refers to the number of offenders in each year who received an immediate custodial sentence in each year and had at least one previous community order or suspended sentence order respectively as a proportion of all offenders who received an immediate custodial sentence in the same year.<\/p> 2 - Offenders are counted once in each year but may appear in multiple years if they received an immediate custodial sentence in more than one of the years.<\/p> 3 - Immediate custodial sentences include types of detention other than adult prison (e.g. detention and training orders given to 10 to 17 year olds or detention in Young Offenders Institutions). An offender sentenced to immediate custody does not necessarily mean that the offender is a member of the prison population.<\/p> 4 - The figures for 2020 and 2021 are likely to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p> 5 - Previous community orders or suspended sentence orders respectively may have been received at any time prior to the index offence (last immediate custodial sentence) in each year.<\/p> 6 - Community orders strictly include community orders, with or without electronic monitoring or curfew restrictions, but excludes other types of community sentences (e.g. youth rehabilitation order, supervision orders) and other sentences that may be served in the community (e.g. suspended sentence orders). At least some of the orders included were only introduced in their current form in 2005.<\/p> 7 \u2013 individuals can be present in both columns<\/p> 8 - England and Wales includes all 43 police force areas plus the British Transport Police<\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prisoners sentenced to custodial sentences had previously received at least one (a) community and (b) suspended sentence in each year since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/193", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1681554", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1681554/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Government has no plans to publish an assessment of the implications of this publication, as the findings of the College of Policing\u2019s report entitled \u2018Imprisonment and other custodial sanctions\u2019 support the findings of Ministry of Justice research.<\/p> A 2019 MoJ analysis of a matched cohort of over 30,000 offenders shows that those who serve sentences of immediate custody of less than 12 months reoffend at a rate higher than similar offenders given community orders and suspended sentence orders by the courts<\/p> Our statistics suggest that 55% of people given a custodial sentence of less than 12 months are convicted for further crimes. For offenders punished with Suspended Sentence Orders with requirements that are served in the community, the reoffending rate is significantly lower at 24%.<\/p> Based on this evidence, the Government introduced the presumption to suspend short sentences as part of the Sentencing Bill, currently before Parliament. This measure will place a duty on the courts to suspend custodial sentences of 12 months or less. Offenders will then serve their sentence in the community and will be required to comply. When the court imposes a suspended sentence, they can impose requirements on the offender and the sentencing framework provides a flexible range of requirements, such as unpaid work, drug and alcohol treatment, curfew, and electronic monitoring, with the intention of punishing the offender, providing reparation to the community, and addressing any criminogenic or rehabilitative needs of the offender which may otherwise increase the likelihood of their reoffending.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the College of Policing's publication entitled Imprisonment and other custodial sanctions, published on 30 November 2023, if he will (a) make and (b) publish an assessment of the implications for his policies of the findings of that publication on the impact on reoffending of (i) custodial and (ii) non-custodial sentences.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1671868/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.<\/p>"}
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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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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1671901", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1671901/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4798", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Gareth Bacon"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders in each police force area who were convicted but not sentenced to immediate custody had (a) 26 to 50, (b) 51 to 75, (c) 76 to 100 and (d) over 100 previous convictions or cautions in each year since 2007.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1543864", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1543864/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The answer is given in the table below. In order to protect the public, offenders on licence are liable to be recalled to prison at any time if they breach their licence conditions in such a way as to demonstrate increased risk, such that the risk may no longer be effectively managed in the community.<\/p> <\/p> Table 1: Recall prison population, by recorded sentence length(1)<\/sup> and sex, as at 30 Sep 2022; England & Wales<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Male<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Female<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 10,448<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 10,053<\/p><\/td> 395<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Less than 12 months<\/p><\/td> 680<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 621<\/p><\/td> 59<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 12 months to less than 2 years<\/p><\/td> 911<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 857<\/p><\/td> 54<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2 years to less than 4 years<\/p><\/td> 2,206<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2,091<\/p><\/td> 115<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 4 years to less than 5 years<\/p><\/td> 954<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 914<\/p><\/td> 40<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 5 years to less than 7 years<\/p><\/td> 1,315<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1,281<\/p><\/td> 34<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 7 years to less than 10 years<\/p><\/td> 1,247<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1,215<\/p><\/td> 32<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 10 years to less than 14 years<\/p><\/td> 639<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 627<\/p><\/td> 12<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 14 years or over<\/p><\/td> 243<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 239<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Other / Not Recorded(2)<\/sup><\/p><\/td> 2,253<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2,208<\/p><\/td> 45<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> NOTES<\/strong><\/p> (1) For recalled prisoners this should correspond with the original sentence length, but there may be cases for which this instead reflects the 'length of recall'<\/p> (2) This includes those recalled from indeterminate sentences who do not have a recorded sentence length.<\/p> Date Sources and Quality<\/strong><\/p> 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> Source: <\/strong>prison-NOMIS (ref. PQ HL3589)<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) male, and (2) female, prisoners are currently in prison having been recalled, and are serving a custodial sentence of (a) less than 12 months, (b) between 12 months and two years, (c) between two and four years, (d) between four and five years, (e) between five and seven years, (f) between seven and 10 years, (g) between 10 and 14 years, and (h) 14 years or more.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/452", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Bradley"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Bradley"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1504746", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1504746/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The overall proven reoffending rate has broadly decreased over the past ten years from 30.9% in 2009/2010 to 25.6% in 2019/20 (although the latest figures have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic).<\/p> Evidence suggests that community sentences, in certain circumstances, are more effective in reducing reoffending than short custodial sentences. A MoJ 2019 study, attached, found that the one-year reoffending rate(1) following short term custodial sentences of less than 12 months was higher than if a community sentence had instead been given (by 4 percentage points).<\/p> Sentencing in individual cases is wholly a matter for our independent courts. Sentencers should continue to have the option of imposing a short custodial sentence where appropriate. However, custody should be a last resort and we recognise that, if we are to break the cycle of re-offending, solutions will often lie in robust and effective community sentences.<\/p> 1 One-year reoffending rate means the percentage of offenders, in any cohort, who were released from custody, or received a non-custodial conviction or a caution, and then went on to commit a subsequent proven offence within a 12 month follow up period (plus a six-month waiting period).<\/p>"}
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}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Bellamy"}
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, "title" : "HL2155 Annex A"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2022-09-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the comparative effectiveness of (1) short prison sentences, and (2) community sentences, in reducing and preventing re-offending.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1137", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Patten"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1454016", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1454016/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Data showing the proportion of prisoners sentenced to custodial sentences who have previously had at least one community sentence for each of the last ten years, is published on the Police National Computer. This can be viewed in the table below.<\/p> <\/p> Table showing the proportion of offenders1, 2<\/sup> sentenced to immediate custody3<\/sup> in each year, 2011-2020, who previously4<\/sup> received at least one community order5<\/sup>, prior to the immediate custodial sentence. England and Wales6<\/sup><\/strong><\/p> Year<\/p><\/td> Proportion of offenders who received at least one community order prior to an immediate custodial sentence<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/p><\/td> 46%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/p><\/td> 49%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/p><\/td> 52%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/p><\/td> 54%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/p><\/td> 54%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/p><\/td> 55%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017<\/p><\/td> 56%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018<\/p><\/td> 57%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2019<\/p><\/td> 58%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2020<\/p><\/td> 59%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Source<\/strong>: MoJ extract of the Police National Computer<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> 1 - 'Proportion' refers to: The number of offenders in each year who received an immediate custodial sentence in each year and had at least one previous community order as a proportion of all offenders who received an immediate custodial sentence in the same year.<\/p> 2 - Offenders are counted once in each year but may appear in multiple years if they received an immediate custodial sentence in more than one of the ten years.<\/p> 3- Immediate custodial sentences include types of detention other than adult prison (e.g. detention and training orders given to 10 to 17 year olds or detention in Young Offenders Institutions). An offender sentenced to immediate custody does not necessarily mean that the offender is a member of the prison population.<\/p> 4 - Previous community orders may have been received at any time prior to the index offence (last immediate custodial sentence) in each year.<\/p> 5 - Community orders include all community orders, with or without electronic monitoring or curfew restrictions, but excludes <\/strong>other types of community sentences (e.g. youth rehabilitation order) and other sentences that may be served in the community (e.g. suspended sentence).<\/p> 6 - England and Wales includes all 43 police force areas plus the British Transport Police.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4519", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for James Cartlidge"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish figures for the proportion of prisoners sentenced to custodial sentences who had previously received at least one community sentence for each of the last ten years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4268", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Reed"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of people who have received a custodial sentence have (a) not previously served or (b) previously served (i) between one and four, (ii) between five and nine and (iii) more than 10 community sentences in each of the last five years for which figures are available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1301883/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Obtaining the necessary information to answer these questions involves accessing the secure Police National Computer (PNC) system, which my relevant officials are unable to do at this time due to the current national lockdown and the need to minimise non-essential travel.<\/p> <\/p> I will write to the Hon Member in due course with the information requested, once my officials are able to safely access the PNC system, and will place a copy of my letter in the Library.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of cases offenders received less than the minimum sentence for (a) third-time convictions for domestic burglary and (b) second-time convictions for possession of a knife or offensive weapon in each of the last five years broken down by the age range of offenders.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1177970/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " In the year ending March 2019 there were 2,352 offenders convicted of burglary and 4,343 offenders convicted of a violence against the person offence where this was the principal offence of which the offender was convicted, where the offender received a sentence other than immediate custody and had 15 or more previous convictions or cautions for individual counts of any offence.<\/p> Sentencing is a matter for our independent courts, who take into account all circumstances of the case, including any aggravating and mitigating factors. We are clear that sentencing must match the severity of a crime.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of offenders that having committed 15 or more previous offences were not sent to prison on conviction for (a) burglary and (b) violence against the person in the latest period for which figures are available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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