Probation Service (Hansard, 23 July 1997)

§ Mr. Beith
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many serious incident reports for each probation service in England and Wales during 1996 which involved murder were alleged to have been perpetrated by offenders on(a) community supervision and (b) parole of after-care. [8901]

§ Ms Quin
The information available is given in the following table.

Number of alleged murders committed by offenders under
probation supervision about whom a management review has been
received

Probation area Community penalties Post-release supervision Family court welfare contact

Northumbria 5 3 -

Greater Manchester 5 2 -

West Midlands 5 - -

Inner London 5 - -

Lancashire 5 - -

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Number of alleged murders committed by offenders under
probation supervision about whom a management review has been
received

Probation area Community penalties Post-release supervision Family court welfare contact

Mid Glamorgan 3 1 -

Humberside 2 2 -

West Yorkshire 3 - -

Middlesex 3 - -

West Sussex 2 - -

Hampshire 2 - -

South Yorkshire 2 - -

Warwickshire 2 - -

Lincolnshire 1 1 -

Kent - - 2

Devon 2 - -

Berkshire 1 - -

East Sussex 1 - -

Oxon and Bucks 1 - -

South West London 1 - -

South East London 1 - -

Merseyside 1 - -

Cumbria 1 - -

West Glamorgan 1 - -

North Wales - 1 -

Avon - 1 -

Gloucestershire - 1 -

Total 55 12 2

1. These figures do not include charges of: death by dangerous driving; unlawful killing; child death (neglect); manslaughter; conspiracy to murder; aid and abet murder; arson with intent; attempted murder.
2. Cases where more than one offender were jointly charged with one offence have been counted as one incident; multiple offences alleged to have been committed by one offender have been counted as multiple incidents.
3. Some charges may have been reduced or dropped before or at trial.
4. These figures relate to incidents that were notified to the Home Office between 16 November 1995 and 17 December 1996 about which a management review was subsequently received.

§ Mr. Beith
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many probation officers were(a) sacked and (b) disciplined in respect of a serious incident report during 1996. [8906]

§ Ms Quin
The information is not currently available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Number of alleged murders committed by offenders under probation supervision about whom a management review has been received
Probation area	Community penalties	Post-release supervision	Family court welfare contact
Northumbria	5	3	-
Greater Manchester	5	2	-
West Midlands	5	-	-
Inner London	5	-	-
Lancashire	5	-	-