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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-09-04more like thismore than 2023-09-04
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Life Imprisonment more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the average time those currently serving mandatory life sentences will spend in prison. more like this
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Lord Patten more like this
uin HL9812 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-09-18more like thismore than 2023-09-18
answer text <p>Sentencing is entirely a matter for our independent judiciary. Release from mandatory life sentences is determined by the Parole Board, when the Board is satisfied that detaining the offender is no longer necessary for the protection of the public.</p><p> </p><p>While we do not have an estimate of the average time those <em>currently </em>in prison on mandatory life sentences will serve, we do publish average time served, based on release data, on an annual basis. Table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Mandatory life</p></td><td><p>Mean time served (years)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015<sup>(1)</sup></p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(1) Due to improvements in IT systems, the 2015 prison admissions data is now taken from a different source and, for statistical reporting purposes only, are produced using a different method. The 2015 figures from both the old and new systems have been presented to aid comparison.</p>
answering member printed Lord Bellamy more like this
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less than 2023-09-18T15:13:04.747Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-18T15:13:04.747Z
answering member
4941
label Biography information for Lord Bellamy more like this
tabling member
1137
label Biography information for Lord Patten remove filter