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<p>The number and proportion of women remanded into custody at the magistrates’ and
Crown Court who did not subsequently receive an immediate custodial sentence in each
of the last 5 years are shown in the tables below. Separate figures are provided for
the magistrates’ courts and the Crown Court. These figures cannot be combined as individuals
that are committed for trial or sentence from the magistrates’ courts to the Crown
Court in the same year would be counted twice.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Women remanded
in custody at the magistrates' and Crown Court who did not go on to receive an immediate
custodial sentence, 2012 to 2016 <sup>1 2 3</sup></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Magistrates’
Court</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total
number of women remanded in custody and dealt with by magistrates' courts <sup>4 5</sup></p></td><td><p>2392</p></td><td><p>2439</p></td><td><p>2394</p></td><td><p>2045</p></td><td><p>1915</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total
number of women remanded into custody and dealt with by the magistrates’ courts who
do not go on to receive an immediate custodial sentence</p></td><td><p>1522</p></td><td><p>1560</p></td><td><p>1486</p></td><td><p>1300</p></td><td><p>1149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion
of women remanded into custody and dealt with by the magistrates’ courts who do not
go on to receive an immediate custodial sentence</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Crown Court <sup>6</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total
number of women remanded in custody and dealt with by the Crown Court <sup>5</sup></p></td><td><p>2220</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2295</p></td><td><p>2207</p></td><td><p>1996</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total
number of women remanded in custody and dealt with by the Crown Courts who do not
go on to receive an immediate custodial sentence</p></td><td><p>836</p></td><td><p>787</p></td><td><p>930</p></td><td><p>943</p></td><td><p>820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion
of women remanded in custody and dealt with by the Crown Court who do not go on to
receive an immediate custodial sentence</p></td><td><p>38%</p></td><td><p>39%</p></td><td><p>41%</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td><td><p>41%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Notes</p><p>1) The figures for remands relate to defendants remanded in each
year in each completed court case rather than to the number of remand decisions.</p><p>2)
Each individual is reported against their principal remand status at that court, that
is, the remand status involving the greatest degree of court control – i.e. custody
if any period of the trial or sentencing was spent on custodial remand, else bail
if any period was spent on bail and no period was spent in custody, else not remanded.</p><p>3)
Individuals cannot be robustly tracked between courts and cases, they will be counted
separately in both Crown Court and magistrates’ courts totals if their case spans
both, and would be counted more than once if remanded as part of multiple completed
court cases.</p><p>4) These figures exclude individuals remanded in custody at the
magistrates' court that were committed to trial or sentence at the Crown Court as
is not possible to determine the sentencing outcome.</p><p>5) Individuals who failed
to appear at court have been excluded.</p><p>6) The Crown Court table only includes
those remanded in custody at the Crown Court, regardless of an individual's remand
status at the magistrates' Court. Individuals remanded in custody at the Magistrates'
court may not be not be remanded in custody at the Crown Court following a committal.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>At all stages of the Criminal Justice System, consideration is being
given to a number of practical ways to ensure that we are managing all offenders and
defendants, including female offenders/defendants, in the most effective and efficient
way in order to support their rehabilitation and reduce reoffending. This includes
improving the effectiveness of the use of remand and bail, focusing in particular
on those defendants currently remanded in custody, convicted, but who do not go on
to receive a custodial sentence.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to doing all we can
to address the issues around female offending so we can better protect the public
and deliver more effective rehabilitation. We are developing a strategy for female
offenders, to improve outcomes for women in the community and in custody. This will
also consider how we can improve early intervention and diversion to avoid vulnerable
women entering the criminal justice system.</p>
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