HC Deb 24 May 1994 vol 244 cc99-100W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convicted sex offenders who were sentenced to life imprisonment in each of the last 20 years have now been released from prison.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

The information requested is in the table.

Sex offenders sentenced to life imprisonment,

received into a Prison Service establishment in England and Wales

who were released on licence by 31 December 19931

Year of reception 2Number of sex offenders received, sentenced to life imprisonment Number of sex offenders released by end 1993 by year of reception
1974 9 3
1975 9 3
1976 11 4
1977 11 2
1978 9 2
1979 8 2
1980 9 2
1981 10
1982 20
1983 12 1
1984 9
1985 11
1986 13
1987 21
1988 15
1989 21
1990 13
1991 17
1992 16
1993 16
1 Provisional figures.
2 Of these 23 have been transferred to hospital or to a Prison Service establishment outside England and Wales and 30 have been discharged on appeal.