§ Ms. RichardsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the most common category of crime for women offenders during the last 10 years; and what is the average sentence for these crimes.
§ Mr. John PattenThe most common indictable offence committed by women is shoplifting. The table shows the number of women found guilty or cautioned for this offence over the past 10 years and the average sentence lengths imposed by the courts.
In addition, rate support grant paid to Leicestershire county council in each of these years included support for that part of police expenditure not covered by police grant.