§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people sentenced to life imprisonment were released from prison on licence between 1971 and 1983.
§ Mr. MellorEight hundred and fifty three life sentence prisoners were released from prisons in England and Wales between 1971 and 1983, including persons sentenced to be detained during Her Majesty's pleasure or for life under section 53 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933, but not persons who had previously been released on licence and subsequently recalled to prison.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many life sentence prisoners released on licence between 1971 and 1983 have subsequently committed further offences; what was the total number of offences involved; and how many involved violence, including robbery, or sex;
(2) how many of the offences committed by life sentence prisoners released on licence between 1971 and 1983 were of murder, manslaughter, rape, grievous bodily harm, actual bodily harm, robbery, burglary, theft and handling stolen goods, shoplifting, drunkenness and damaging property, respectively.
§ Mr. HurdThe Department is aware of 382 offences committed after release by 191 life sentence prisoners. These were as follows: 645W
Offences known to have been committed by those released on licence 1971–83 Type of offence Number of offences Murder 7 Manslaughter 4 Causing grievous bodily harm 4 Assault occasioning actual bodily harm 21 Wounding 16 Common assault 9 Assaulting a police officer 4 Possessing an offensive weapon 11 Threatening behaviour 4 Rape 2 Buggery 1 Indecent assault 7 Indecent exposure 2 Abducting a girl 3 Unlawful sexual intercourse 3 Robbery 14 Burglary 25 Aggravated burglary 1 Theft 88 Shiplifting 26 Handling stolen goods 9 Arson 1 Offences relating to drugs 15 Drunk and disorderly 17 Damaging property 17 Breach of the peace 9 Motoring offences 61 Perverting the course of justice 1 Total 382