HC Deb 26 May 1994 vol 244 cc258-65W
Ms Ruddock

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of people sentenced in the courts received(a) a custodial sentence and (b) a non-custodial sentence each month from January 1992 to the latest available date.

Mr. Maclean

Information on sentencing for both the magistrates court and the Crown Court for 1992 is given in tables A to C. 1993 data will not be available until the autumn. Data provided by the Lord Chancellors Department for committals for trial at the Crown court are given in table D.

Total sentenced Indictable offences Custodial sentences Non-custodial sentences
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
November 19,886 100 609 3 19,277 97
December 17,131 100 645 4 16,486 96
Total 241,416 100 11,796 5 229,620 95

Total sentenced Summary non-motoring offences Custodial sentences Non-custodial sentences
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
January 41,146 100 438 1 40,708 99
February 35,672 100 359 1 35,313 99
March 40,817 100 380 1 40,437 99
April 37,268 100 314 1 36,954 99
May 36,018 100 266 1 35,752 99
June 42,138 100 336 1 41,802 99
July 41,937 100 322 1 41,615 99
August 36,881 100 300 1 36,581 99
September 41,214 100 277 1 40,937 99
October 39,647 100 143 0 39,504 100
November 39,799 100 187 0 39,612 100
December 32,540 100 164 1 32,376 99
Total 465,077 100 3,486 1 461,591 99

Total sentenced Summary motoring offences Custodial sentences Non-custodial sentences
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
January 61,977 100 612 1 61,365 99
February 54,875 100 536 1 54,339 99
March 61,195 100 593 1 60,602 99
April 57,310 100 496 1 56,814 99
May 52,930 100 436 1 52,494 99
June 62,771 100 494 1 62,277 99
July 64,265 100 545 1 63,720 99
August 58,781 100 507 1 58,274 99
September 63,925 100 450 1 63,475 99
October 61,495 100 306 0 61,189 100
November 59,806 100 368 1 59,438 99
December 50,443 100 355 1 50,088 99
Total 709,773 100 5,698 1 704,075 99

Total sentenced All offences Custodial sentences Non-custodial sentences
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
January 126,667 100 2,391 2 124,276 98
February 111,220 100 2,067 2 109,153 98
March 124,059 100 2,228 2 121,831 98
April 114,695 100 1,967 2 112,728 98
May 106,815 100 1,677 2 105,138 98
June 125,311 100 1,870 1 123,441 99
July 126,497 100 1,934 2 124,563 98
August 113,963 100 1,824 2 112,139 98
September 125,593 100 1,762 1 123,831 99
October 121,841 100 932 1 120,909 99
November 119,491 100 1,164 1 118,327 99
December 100,114 100 1,164 1 98,950 99
Total 1,416,266 100 20,980 1 1,395,286 99

Table B: Persons sentenced at the Crown Court for all offences by month, type of offence and type of sentence England and Wales 1992
Total sentenced Indictable offences Custodial sentences Non-custodial sentences
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
January 7,990 100 3,622 45 4,368 55
February 7,623 100 3,412 45 4,211 55
March 8,094 100 3,742 46 4,352 54
April 6,490 100 3,000 46 3,490 54
May 6,554 100 2,960 45 3,594 55
June 7,035 100 3,202 46 3,833 54
July 7,919 100 3,637 46 4,282 54
August 5,495 100 2,468 45 3,027 55
September 6,496 100 2,889 44 3,607 56
October 5,802 100 2,273 39 3,529 61
November 6,268 100 2,538 40 3,730 60
December 5,351 100 2,210 41 3,141 59
Total 81,117 100 35,953 44 45,164 56

Total sentenced Summary non-motoring offences— Custodial sentences Non-custodial sentences
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
January 315 100 79 25 236 75
February 273 100 54 20 219 80
March 300 100 68 23 232 77
April 240 100 52 22 188 78
May 190 100 41 22 149 78
June 266 100 52 20 214 80
July 294 100 68 23 226 77
August 176 100 43 24 133 76
September 221 100 50 23 171 77
October 218 100 36 17 182 83
November 197 100 30 15 167 85
December 161 100 34 21 127 79
Total 2,851 100 607 21 2,244 79

Total sentenced Summary non-motoring offences Custodial sentences Non-custodial sentences
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
January 141 100 43 30 98 70
February 117 100 43 37 74 63
March 142 100 49 35 93 65
April 91 100 36 40 55 60
May 123 100 52 42 71 58
June 112 100 38 34 74 66
July 131 100 50 38 81 62
August 105 100 36 34 69 66
September 127 100 40 31 87 69
October 104 100 18 17 86 83
November 111 100 25 23 86 77
December 83 100 18 22 65 78
Total 1,387 100 448 32 939 68

Total sentenced All offences Custodial sentences Non-custodial sentences
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
January 8,446 100 3,744 44 4,702 56
February 8,013 100 3,509 44 4,504 56
March 8,536 100 3,859 45 4,677 55
April 6,821 100 3,088 45 3,733 55
May 6,867 100 3,053 44 3,814 56
June 7,413 100 3,292 44 4,121 56
July 8,344 100 3,755 45 4,589 55
August 5,776 100 2,547 44 3,229 56
September 6,844 100 2,979 44 3,865 56
October 6,124 100 2,327 38 3,797 62
November 6,576 100 2,593 39 3,983 61

Total sentenced All offences Custodial sentences Non-custodial sentences
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
December 5,595 100 2,262 40 3,333 60
Total 85,355 100 37,008 43 48,347 57

Table C: Persons sentenced at all tours for all offences by month, type of offence and type of sentence England and Wales 1992
Total sentenced Indictable offences Custodial sentences Non-custodial sentences
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
January 31,534 100 4,963 16 26,571 84
February 28,296 100 4,584 16 23,712 84
March 30,141 100 4,997 17 25,144 83
April 26,607 100 4,157 16 22,450 84
May 24,421 100 3,935 16 20,486 84
June 27,437 100 4,242 15 23,195 85
July 28,214 100 4,704 17 23,510 83
August 23,796 100 3,485 15 20,311 85
September 26,950 100 3,924 15 23,026 85
October 26,501 100 2,756 10 23,745 90
November 26,154 100 3,147 12 23,007 88
December 22,482 100 2,855 13 19,627 87
Total 322,533 100 47,749 15 274,784 85

Summary non-motoring offences Total sentenced Custodial sentences Non-custodial sentences
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
January 41,461 100 517 1 40,944 99
February 35,945 100 413 1 35,532 99
March 41,117 100 448 1 40,669 99
April 37,508 100 366 1 37,142 99
May 36,208 100 307 1 35,901 99
June 42,404 100 388 1 42,016 99
July 42,231 100 390 1 41,841 99
August 37,057 100 343 1 36,714 99
September 41,435 100 327 1 41,108 99
October 39,865 100 179 0 39,686 100
November 39,996 100 217 1 39,779 99
December 32,701 100 198 1 32,503 99
Total 467,928 100 4,093 1 463,835 99

Total sentenced Summary non-motoring offences Custodial sentences Non-custodial sentences
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
January 62,118 100 655 1 61,463 99
February 54,992 100 579 1 54,413 99
March 61,337 100 642 1 60,695 99
April 57,401 100 532 1 56,869 99
May 53,053 100 488 1 52,565 99
June 62,883 100 532 1 62,351 99
July 64,396 100 595 1 63,801 99
August 58,886 100 543 1 58,343 99
September 64,052 100 490 1 63,562 99
October 61,599 100 324 1 61,275 99
November 59,917 100 393 1 59,524 99
December 50,526 100 373 1 50,153 99
Total 711,160 100 6,146 1 705,014 99

Total sentenced All offences Custodial sentences Non-custodial sentences
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
January 135,113 100 6,135 5 128,978 95
February 119,233 100 5,576 5 113,657 95
March 132,595 100 6,087 5 126,508 95

Total sentenced All offences Custodial sentences Non-custodial sentences
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
April 121,516 100 5,055 4 116,461 96
May 113,682 100 4,730 4 108,952 96
June 132,724 100 5,162 4 127,562 96
July 134,841 100 5,689 4 129,152 96
August 119,739 100 4,371 4 115,368 96
September 132,437 100 4,741 4 127,696 96
October 127,965 100 3,259 3 124,706 97
November 126,067 100 3,757 3 122,310 97
December 105,709 100 3,426 3 102,283 97
Total 1,501,621 100 57,988 4 1,443,633 96

Table D: Proportionate use of immediate custody for defendants

sentenced at the Crown court following committal for trial.

England and Wales 1992–94
Month 1992 1993 1994
January 48 42 52
February 48 46 54
March 49 47 52
April 50 49 —
May 49 50 —
June 49 51 —
July 48 52 —
August 48 54 —
September 48 54 —
October 42 52 —
November 42 52 —
December 43 54 —