HL Deb 22 November 1983 vol 445 cc232-3WA
Lord Blease

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will indicate, under the operation of the community service scheme introduced in Northern Ireland in April 1979, how many persons, in each of the six-month periods for which information is available,

  1. (i) were given community service orders;
  2. (ii) were sentenced by the courts for breaching the requirements of such orders;
  3. (iii) have been identified as having committed an offence within one year of starting their community service order.

The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (The Earl of Mansfield): The available information is as follows:

(i) Number of persons made the subject of community service orders (ii) Number of persons given an alternative sentence by the courts following a breach of such orders
Period
April 1979–30 September 1979 146 —
1 October 1979–31 March 1980 201 15
1 April 1980–30 September 1980 210 15
1 October 1980–31 March 1981 315 26
1 April 1981–30 September 1981 259 22
1 October 1981–31 March 1982 312 18
1 April 1982–30 September 1982 360 14
1 October 1982–31 March 1983 397 31
1 April 1983–30 September 1983 355 17
(iii) Information regarding those identified as having committed an offence within one year of starting their community service order could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.