HC Deb 23 June 1994 vol 245 cc255-6W
Ms Corston

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were found guilty of non-criminal offences related to the non-payment of community charge or council tax and imprisoned for each period of six months since April 1990; what was the length of their sentences; and what was the average amount of the debt unpaid for the non-payment of which they had been found guilty.

Mr. Maclean

The available information is given in the table. No information is available centrally regarding the amount of debt unpaid.

Receptions into prison service establishments in England and Wales for non-payment of community charge, April 1990 to March 1994
Six month period Number received Average sentence length (days)
April 1990 to September 1990 1 30
October 1990 to March 1991 9 29
April 1991 to September 1991 50 27
October 1991 to March 1992 119 27
April 1992 to September 1992 270 31
October 1992 to March 19931 434 30
April 1993 to September 19931 582 31
October 1993 to March 1994 620 32
1Provisional figures.