§ 22. Mr. Carlisleasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is satisfied with the working of those sections of the Criminal Justice Act, 1967, which relate to suspended sentences; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Elystan MorganA full assessment of the effects of the introduction of the suspended sentence will not be possible for some time. In the first year of operation, sentences of imprisonment passed on over 32,000 offenders were suspended. Of these offenders, 4,700 committed in that period a further offence which activated the suspended sentence and 4,200 of them were committed to prison.