§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many offenders serving(a) a custodial sentence and (b) a community service sentence in each year since 1997 reoffended within (i) one year, (ii) two years, (iii) three years, (iv) four years and (v) five years of their release; [147361]
(2) how many young offenders serving (a) a custodial sentence and (b) a community service sentence in each year since 1997 reoffended within (i) one year, (ii) two years, (iii) three years, (iv) four years and (v) five years of their release. [147362]
§ Paul GogginsThe hon. Member will find the information she is requesting in Prison Statistics—England and Wales 2000, 2001, 2002'. One-year and two-year reconviction rates are given. Reconviction rates for three, four and five years for each year since 1997 are not yet available.
Reconviction rates for offenders serving a community sentence have also been published in the Home Office On Line Report 16/02.
Reconviction rates for community penalties for the first quarter of 2000 are available in Probation Statistics 2002 published on 21 January 2004. Reconviction rates for three, four and five years for each year since 1997 are not yet available.
The publications referred to can all be found in the Library.