§ Ms. RichardsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many men received a custodial sentence for domestic violence in the latest year for which figures are available; and what was the average length of sentence;
(2) how many incidents of domestic violence were reported in the last year for which figures are available; and how many resulted in (a) a charge, (b) a prosecution and (c) a conviction.
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§ Mr. John PattenInformation collected centrally on court proceedings is not in sufficient detail to distinguish offences of domestic violence from other violent offences. Some information on domestic violence as a component of offences of violence against the person is given in the Home Office Research Bulletin 27, a copy of which is in the Library.