HC Deb 09 February 2004 vol 417 cc1423-4W
Mr. Oaten

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) men and (b) women were sentenced to immediate custody in England and Wales following breach of a community sentence in each year since 1992. [151425]

Paul Goggins

The information requested, for the years 1992 to 2002 is contained in the table.

Persons1 sentenced to immediate custody2 for breaches of

community sentences3, England and Wales. 1992–2002

Males Females Total
1992 2,36 51 2,412
1993 2,909 64 2,973
1994 5,29 228 5,51
1995 5,914 238 6,152
1996 6,265 323 6,588
1997 6,779 426, 7,205
1998 5,928 473 6,401
1999 6,925 648 7,573
2000 7,583 740 8,323
2001 7,286 817 8,103
2002 8,151 936 9,087
1 Includes a person more than once if sentenced to immediate custody for a breach of more than one type of community sentence on the same day.
2 Includes partly suspended sentences, unsuspended imprisonment, secure training orders, detention in a young offender institution and detention and training orders. Some of the persons shown may be sentenced to non-effective custody for the breach if also sentenced to custody for the fresh offence which caused the breach.
3 Includes probation orders (community rehabilitation orders from April 2001), supervision orders, community service orders (community punishment orders from April 2001), attendance centre orders, combination orders (community punishment and

rehabilation orders from April 2001), curfew orders, reparation orders (from June 2001, action plan orders (from June 2000), drug treatment and testing orders (from October 2000) and referral orders (from April 2002).

Statistics for 2003 will be published in the autumn of this year.