§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the ratio of specific sentence reports to the total of pre-sentence reports plus specific sentence reports in(a) 1999–2000, (b) 2000 and (c) 2000–2001. [158929]
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Crime Reduction Directors Name Experience and qualifications David A'Herne—Wales Served with the South Wales police for 31 years Masters degree in criminology specialised in community policing Member of the British Society of Criminology Margaret Geary—West Midlands Professional probation officer and social worker Experience with Warwickshire social services and West Midlands probation service Formerly Home Office Government Office co-ordinator for West Midlands Greg Dyche—Yorkshire and the Humber Civil servant with experience across a number of Government Departments Six years in Government Office for Yorkshire and the Humber Law graduate Henry Tam—East of England Former Assistant Chief Executive of St. Edmundsbury Borough Council in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk Doctorate in Moral and Criminal Responsibility Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing Alan Brown—North East Former Deputy Chief Constable Northumbria police with 33 years service in total Awarded Queen's Police Medal in 1996 Member of the Institute of Personnel Development Stephen Brookes—East Midlands 24 years experience as a service Police Officer with Hampshire, Avon and Somerset and Leicestershire police Led Her majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary thematic inspection 'Calling Time on Crime' David Smith—North West 35 years in the Police Service, including nine years as Assistant Chief Constable in both Northumbria and Lancashire police First class honours degree in Social Studies Paul Rowlandson—South West 34 years service with Merseyside police, including three years as a staff officer with Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary Hugh Marriage—South East Member of Home Office staff for over 35 years Previously head of the Criminal Policy Strategy Unit Ellie Roy—London 21 years with the probation service including four as Chief Probation Officer in Northamptonshire
§ Mr. BoatengSpecific sentence reports became used nationally only at the end of 1999. Figures are available only for the first three quarters of 2000. The proportion of pre-sentence reports that were specific sentence reports was
1st Quarter—5 per cent.2nd Quarter—7 per cent.3rd Quarter—8 per cent.The figures are estimates as the definitions varied slightly in different probation areas.
§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of pre-sentence reports were delivered within 15 days during the year 2000–01; and if he will make a statement. [158930]
§ Mr. BoatengInformation collected by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Probation indicates that in the first six months of 2000–01, 71 per cent. of pre-sentence reports were prepared within 15 days. This figure is provisional as not all data are yet available. Information is not yet available for the second six months.