HC Deb 07 November 1988 vol 140 cc15-6W
Mr. Bermingham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of persons who were originally remanded in custody, were eventually given a non-custodial sentence, or were acquitted or not proceeded with during 1986 and 1987.

Mr. John Patten

The information is given in the following table.

Persons remanded into Prison Service establishments in England and Wales in 1986 and 1987 who were not given a custodial sentence: by result of court proceedings.

Percentage
Year of initial remand in custody
1986 2 1987
Not guilty or not proceeded against 5 4
Given a non-custodial sentence or freed on rising1 30 27
Ultimate disposal not recorded 13 21
1 Persons freed on rising are those who were sentenced to immediate custody of such length that it had already been served on remand.
2 Provisional figures.