HL Deb 21 June 1982 vol 431 cc903-4WA
Lord Avebury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many life sentence prisoners convicted on charges of homicide had served more than 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 years respectively as at 1st June 1982; how many of these prisoners in

Persons in prison department establishments in England and Wales on 30th April 1982 serving sentences of life imprisonment for offences of murder or manslaughter having been first received under sentence more than 10 years previously: by security category and by time since initial reception under sentence
Number(1)
Security category
Time since initial reception into a prison department establishment under sentence(2) A B C D Not recorded Total
Over 10 up to and including 11 years … … … … 3 23 9 18 1 54
Over 11 up to and including 12 years … … … … 2 20 5 15 1 43
Over 12 up to and including 13 years … … … … 1 10 7 11 1 30
Over 13 up to and including 14 years … … … … 3 10 8 11 2 34
Over 14 up to and including 15 years … … … … — 6 2 15 — 23
Over 15 up to and including 16 years … … … … 3 6 7 3 — 19
Over 16 up to and including 17 years … … … … — 5 6 4 3 18
Over 17 up to and including 18 years … … … … — — 2 2 2 6
Over 18 up to and including 19 years … … … … — 1 2 2 1 6
Over 19 up to and including 20 years … … … … — 2 2 1 1 6
Over 20 years … … … … 1 8 7 4 5 25
… … … … — — — — — —
TOTAL … … … … 13 93 57 86 15 264
(1)The figures are those recorded centrally and are approximate: detailed checking of individual cases would involve disproportionate cost.
(2)Includes time spent on licence by 41 persons who had been recalled after being released on licence.

England and Wales on 30th April, by type of sentence and country of birth, similar to the analysis given last year (Official Report, 19th October 1981, column 683).

Lord Elton

The information available is given in the following table:

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Lord Elton

My right honourable friend the Minister of State wrote to the noble Lord on 14th June.

each case were in each security category, and how many in each case had protested their innocence since their conviction.

Lord Elton

The information readily available is given in the following table. No information is available about the number of prisoners who have protested their innocence since conviction.