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175968

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims of domestic violence have been imprisoned for contempt of court in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	222123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Domestic violence and abuse is a dreadful crime and has no place in our society. Tackling it has been one of this Government’s top priorities. We are determined to support victims in rebuilding their lives and reporting these crimes, and to make sure perpetrators are brought to justice. We have piloted and rolled out Clare's Law and domestic violence protection orders; extended the definition of domestic abuse to cover controlling behaviour and teenage relationships; run two successful campaigns to challenge perceptions of abuse; and placed Domestic Homicide Reviews on a statutory footing to make sure lessons are learned from individual tragedies. More recently we have added an amendment to the Serious Crime Bill at Commons Committee stage to create a new offence of domestic abuse.</p><p> </p><p>Information held centrally by the Ministry of Justice on the Court Proceedings Database does not include the circumstances behind each case beyond the description provided in the statute. It is not possible separately to identify from this centrally held information how many people imprisoned for contempt of court have also been victims of a crime. This detailed information may be held on court records but is not reported centrally to the Ministry of Justice. As such, the information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 03/02/2015 17:50:01 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

175969

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reparation by Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders who have been part of a restorative justice scheme have reoffended in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	222109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>Information about the numbers of offenders who participate in Restorative Justice activities, and the outcomes from those activities, is not collated centrally.<br> <br> We are committed to ensuring that good quality, victim-focused Restorative Justice is made available for victims and offenders at all stages of the criminal justice system across England and Wales. Research by the Ministry of Justice of a number of Restorative Justice pilots suggests that Restorative Justice has the potential for positive impacts both on victim satisfaction and on re-offending, with evaluation of the pilots finding that overall there was an estimated 14% reduction in the frequency of re-offending.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 03/02/2015 17:21:17 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

175970

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Open Prisons: Prisoner Escapes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department has issued to open prisons on reducing the number of absconders.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	222143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) conducted a fundamental review of the policy and practice related of Release on Temporary Licence (ROTL) last year. NOMS have subsequently introduced a system that enhances the assessment of serious offenders and restricts access to ROTL to cases where there is a clear resettlement purpose. The enhanced or “restricted ROTL” approach for serious offenders involves tighter eligibility and monitoring, more risk assessment including case file reviews by psychologists, and greater involvement by offender managers.</p><p> </p><p>Changes have also been made to the allocation of prisoners to open conditions; foreign national prisoners with ongoing immigration matters and prisoners who have absconded or failed to return from ROTL during their current sentence will not be transferred to open conditions or have further ROTL.</p><p> </p><p>NOMS closely monitors absconds to identify trends and patterns. All absconds or failures to return by restricted ROTL prisoners are the subject of an internal investigation by a senior manager. The lessons learned are considered by a central forum of open prison Governors under the chairmanship of the Deputy Director of Public Sector Prisons.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 03/02/2015 17:30:09 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

175971

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Driving under Influence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) breathalysed and (b) convicted of driving while under the influence of alcohol in December in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	222116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Driving offences can have very serious and sometimes devastating consequences for victims and their families. That is why the Government is toughened the law by closing loopholes relating to breath tests conducted by the police.</p><p> </p><p>The number of breath tests carried out by police in England and Wales between 2008 and 2012, the latest year available, and the number of tests that were positive or refused is set out in the table below. For reporting purposes the Home Office does not differentiate between ‘positive’ and ‘refused’ breathe tests. If an individual refuses a breath test, this is an offence which carries the same maximum penalty as a positive breath test.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of breath tests</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Positive/Refused</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>711,658</p></td><td><p>91,666</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>815,290</p></td><td><p>93,348</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>736,846</p></td><td><p>84,436</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>685,992</p></td><td><p>80,761</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>682,558</p></td><td><p>75,868</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table below sets out the total number of offenders found guilty of drink driving offences in England and Wales per year between 2009 and 2013 (the latest year available) and in December of each year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total number of offences </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Of which December =</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>68,335</p></td><td><p>5,041</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>53,305</p></td><td><p>3,823</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>50,320</p></td><td><p>3,774</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>50,192</p></td><td><p>3,498</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>47,844</p></td><td><p>3,645</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 03/02/2015 17:15:39 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

176157

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children born to women serving a custodial sentence were taken into care in the most recent five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Burton
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
uin	222241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Information on the number of children born to women serving a custodial sentence and taken into care is not collected by NOMS. This is of course a matter for Local Authority Social Services Departments and as such NOMS does not hold any data.</p><p> </p><p>There are trained family support workers in each prison with a good understanding of childcare proceedings and their role is to facilitate communication between all parties to ensure the needs of the children and women are adequately met.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 02/02/2015 15:01:54 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

176160

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the number of prison staff on detached duty.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	222320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>A nationally co-ordinated detached duty scheme has been operating since 21 October 2013. Information on the number of officers serving on detached duty before the introduction of the national scheme is not available.</p><p> </p><p>The national scheme is co-ordinated by the National Offender Management Service.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the average weekly provision of staff, in terms of full time equivalent officers, that were provided as part of the nationally co-ordinated detached duty scheme, is shown in the table below for January to September 2014, which is the date of the latest published HR data.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table: Average Monthly provision of staff on detached duty to prisons in England &amp; Wales January - September 2014</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average Monthly Provision</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-14</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-14</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-14</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-14</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-14</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-14</p></td><td><p>170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-14</p></td><td><p>230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-14</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-14</p></td><td><p>230</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Staff numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10 in line with the department’s policy for presenting staffing data. Values of 5 or fewer are denoted as ~.</p><p> </p><p>Establishments that have provided staff on detached duty have been able to do so because of surplus staff available, as a result of displacement of staff following prison closures or change of role. Other prisons, without surplus staffing levels have supplied staff for detached duty where this was possible whilst maintaining stable and safe regimes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on the ten establishments which have provided and received the highest number of staff on detached duty between January and September 2014 can be found below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table: Average Monthly Provisions and Proportion of the ten prisons providing the largest number or the largest proportion of staff on detached duty in England &amp; Wales January - September 2014</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average </strong> <strong>Monthly </strong><strong>Contribution</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion of Officers in Post</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Downview</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Downview</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Verne</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td> </td><td><p>The Verne</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warren Hill</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Warren Hill</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bure</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Bure</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwich</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Norwich</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deerbolt</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Kirklevington Grange</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Risley</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Thorn Cross</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Kennet</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke Heath</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Deerbolt</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thorn Cross</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Coldingley</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Downview has been closed for the duration of the Detached Duty Scheme. The Verne was closed whilst being converted into an Immigration Removal Centre; it re-opened September 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table: Average Monthly Provisions and Proportion of the ten prisons receiving the largest number or the largest proportion of staff on detached duty in England &amp; Wales January - September 2014</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average </strong><strong>Monthly </strong><strong>Contribution</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion of Officers in Post</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feltham</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Aylesbury</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High Down</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td> </td><td><p>High Down</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woodhill</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Werrington</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aylesbury</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Rochester</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Portland</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochester</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Isis</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elmley</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Cookham Wood</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portland</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isis</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Haverigg</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gartree</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Gartree</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>On some occasions detached duty is organised from a group of establishments at the same time and on these occasions it is not possible to attribute staff to particular establishments.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 222305 222306 222310 222330 question first answered 03/02/2015 17:30:20 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

176161

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data the Government collects on the recruitment of prison officers and staff.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	222321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Recruitment into the National Offender Management Service is managed by Shared Services Connect Limited on behalf of NOMS. Relevant information on the progress of each candidate through the recruitment stages is collected as part of the administration of the recruitment system.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 03/02/2015 17:36:40 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

176162

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent representations he has received from prison officers and staff regarding morale amongst prison staff and officers.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	222322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>National Offender Management Service staff write to the Secretary of State on a wide range of issues. A central record of the detail of these letters is not held.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 03/02/2015 17:36:49 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

176163

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which 10 prisons sent the highest (a) number and (b) proportion of staff on detached duty to other prisons in each of the last five years for which records are available.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	222310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>A nationally co-ordinated detached duty scheme has been operating since 21 October 2013. Information on the number of officers serving on detached duty before the introduction of the national scheme is not available.</p><p> </p><p>The national scheme is co-ordinated by the National Offender Management Service.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the average weekly provision of staff, in terms of full time equivalent officers, that were provided as part of the nationally co-ordinated detached duty scheme, is shown in the table below for January to September 2014, which is the date of the latest published HR data.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table: Average Monthly provision of staff on detached duty to prisons in England &amp; Wales January - September 2014</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average Monthly Provision</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-14</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-14</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-14</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-14</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-14</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-14</p></td><td><p>170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-14</p></td><td><p>230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-14</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-14</p></td><td><p>230</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Staff numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10 in line with the department’s policy for presenting staffing data. Values of 5 or fewer are denoted as ~.</p><p> </p><p>Establishments that have provided staff on detached duty have been able to do so because of surplus staff available, as a result of displacement of staff following prison closures or change of role. Other prisons, without surplus staffing levels have supplied staff for detached duty where this was possible whilst maintaining stable and safe regimes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on the ten establishments which have provided and received the highest number of staff on detached duty between January and September 2014 can be found below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table: Average Monthly Provisions and Proportion of the ten prisons providing the largest number or the largest proportion of staff on detached duty in England &amp; Wales January - September 2014</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average </strong> <strong>Monthly </strong><strong>Contribution</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion of Officers in Post</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Downview</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Downview</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Verne</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td> </td><td><p>The Verne</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warren Hill</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Warren Hill</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bure</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Bure</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwich</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Norwich</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deerbolt</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Kirklevington Grange</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Risley</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Thorn Cross</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Kennet</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke Heath</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Deerbolt</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thorn Cross</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Coldingley</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Downview has been closed for the duration of the Detached Duty Scheme. The Verne was closed whilst being converted into an Immigration Removal Centre; it re-opened September 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table: Average Monthly Provisions and Proportion of the ten prisons receiving the largest number or the largest proportion of staff on detached duty in England &amp; Wales January - September 2014</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average </strong><strong>Monthly </strong><strong>Contribution</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion of Officers in Post</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feltham</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Aylesbury</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High Down</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td> </td><td><p>High Down</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woodhill</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Werrington</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aylesbury</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Rochester</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Portland</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochester</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Isis</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elmley</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Cookham Wood</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portland</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isis</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Haverigg</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gartree</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Gartree</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>On some occasions detached duty is organised from a group of establishments at the same time and on these occasions it is not possible to attribute staff to particular establishments.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 222305 222306 222320 222330 question first answered 03/02/2015 17:30:21 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

176164

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sentencing: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) sex of the offender (b) offence type and (c) length of sentence was in each case resulting in immediate custody at all courts in the North Wales police force area in each year from 2010 to 2014.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	222283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Whilst crime is falling, since 2010 offenders are more likely to go to prison, and for longer. Sentencing in individual cases is a matter for our independent courts taking into account all the circumstances of each case.</p><p> </p><p>The number of people and length of sentence imposed in each case resulting in immediate custody at all courts by gender and offence type in North Wales police force area from 2010 to 2013 (latest data available) can be viewed in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>Court proceedings data for 2014 are planned for publication in spring 2015</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 03/02/2015 14:52:12 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning attachment 1 file name 222283 - Number of offenders given custodial sentences.xls title Number of Offenders given Custodial Sentences
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson