§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give figures for the proportion of offenders convicted of indictable offences who were sentenced to immediate custody for each year since 1957.
§ Mr. John PattenInformation for 1975 to 1985 is published in "Criminal Statistics; England and Wales, 1985" (Cm. 10) at table 7.4. Information for years prior to 1975 is as follows. Statistics for 1986 are not yet available.
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Percentage of offenders sentenced for indictable offences at all courts given immediate custody England and Wales 1957–74 Year Percentage sentenced to immediate custody 1957 17.3 1958 17.3
Year Percentage sentenced to immediate custody 1959 17.6 1960 16.8 1961 16.5 1962 16.6 1963 16.1 1964 15.8 1965 15.6 1966 14.6 1967 13.4 1968 13.0 1969 13.3 1970 14.2 1971 13.9 1972 13.3 1973 12.1 1974 11.8
§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of offenders convicted of indictable offences received community service orders, probation orders and fines, respectively, in 1986.
§ Mr. John PattenInformation for 1985 and earlier years is published in "Criminal Statistics; England and Wales, 1985" (Cm. 10) at table 7.4. Statistics for 1986 are not yet available.