§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of prisoners serving (a) their first prison sentence, (b) their second prison sentence, (c) their third prison sentence and (d) their fourth or 771W subsequent prison sentence are released on parole after (i) their first application, (ii) their second application and (iii) their third or subsequent application.
Proportion of those considered who were recommended for parole, 1983 percentages Prison sentence being served Consideration First Second Third Fourth or subsequent All persons First review 68 54 47 42 56 Second review 68 57 49 50 57 Third or subsequent review 56 *(43) *(51) 49 50 Percentages shown in brackets are based on fewer than 100 cases.
§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of prisoners serving sentences of (a) less than one year, (b) one to two years, (c) two to five years, (d) five to 10 years and (e) over 10 years are
Proportions of those considered who were recommended for parole, 1983 percentages Effective length of sentence Consideration Less than 2 years 2 years or more but less than 5 years 5 years or more but less than 10 years 10 years and over All lengths of sentence First review 76 62 19 *(1) 56 Second review † 63 54 *(15) 57 Third or subsequent review † *(56) 59 37 50 *Percentages shown in brackets are based on fewer than 100 cases. †Not applicable.