§ Mr. Macfarlaneasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convictions for manslaughter there have been between January and August 1976; what was the average sentence for each conviction; and how many convictions there were for manslaughter in 1970, for a comparable period.
§ Mr. JohnInformation for 1976 is not yet available.
The following table gives details of sentences for 1970 and for 1975 the last year for which figures are available: 257W
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PERSONS FOUND GUILTY OF THE OFFENCE OF MANSLAUGHTER: BY TYPE OF SENTENCE Sentence Imprisonment Immediate Year Total found guilty Hospital or Restriction Order Probation Order Borstal Training Suspended Up to and including 2 years Over 2 years up to and including 3 years Over 3 years up to and including 4 years Over 4 years up to and including 10 years Over 10 years Life Other 1970 … … … … 190 39 15 1 13 22 29 12 34 — 12 13 1975 … … … … 262 29 22 9 19 17 48 29 54 5 16 14