§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the figures(a) nationally and (b) for each probation area for the number and proportion of cases under supervision by the Probation Service where breach action was taken in accordance with national standards in 2000–01. [158934]
§ Mr. BoatengThe figures for compliance with the national standard on breach are provided by the Association of Chief Officers of Probation audit of probation areas and are shown in the table. This gives the results of the most recent audit. The audit covers supervision of probation orders, community service orders (as community punishment orders and community rehabilitation orders were at the time) and licence cases only. The national totals show that breach action was taken in 65 per cent. of cases in accordance with national standards; in a further five per cent. of cases, management authorisation not to breach was given, also in line with national standards.
Offenders breached Area Number breached Percentage Avon 45 83.3 Bedfordshire 13 76.5 Berkshire 3 37.5 Cambridgeshire 18 64.3 Cheshire 27 69.2 Cornwall 4 100 Cumbria 25 80.6 Derbyshire 41 75.9 Devon 23 54.8 Dorset 19 86.4 Durham 22 95.7 Dyfed 3 100 East Sussex 21 75 Essex 19 79.2 Gloucestershire 18 62.1 Greater Manchester 67 68.4 Gwent 14 87.5 Hampshire 39 69.6 Hereford and Worcs 14 73.7 Hertfordshire 12 85.7 Humberside 46 65.7 ILPS 52 36.9 Kent 17 31.5 Lancashire 60 85.7 Leicestershire 38 80.1 Lincolnshire 24 96 Merseyside 68 79.1 Mid Glamorgan 12 66.7 Middlesex 33 45.8 NELPS 31 66.0