Remand Prisoners (Hansard, 25 October 1994)

§ Ms Ruddock
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the estimated number of remand prisoners who have been awaiting trial(a) for more than three months, (b) for more than six months, (c) for more than 12 months and (d) for more than 18 months, at the latest available date.

§ Mr. Michael Forsyth
[holding answer 24 October 1994]: Responsibility for this matter has been delegated
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been the percentage sentenced to more than five years imprisonment.

§ Mr. Maclean
[holding answer 21 October 1994]: Plea data is not collected centrally.
The table gives information for 1993, which is provisional, on the number of males aged 21 and over found guilty and sentenced at the Crown court for rape offences, by circuit.
to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Derek Lewis to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated 25 October 1994: The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking about the estimated number of remand prisoners who have been awaiting trial (a) for more than three months, (b) for more than six months, {c) for more than 12 months and (d) for more than 18 months, at the latest available date. The latest available provisional data is for 31 August 1994 and is shown in the attached table.

Inmates recorded as being untried held in custody on 31 August
1994 by time on remand¹

Numbers

For over 3 months up to and
including 6 months
1,890

For over 6 months up to and
including 12 months
1,250

For over 12 months up to and
including 18 months
240

For over 18 months 200

¹ Not all of these defendants will have been in continuous prison custody since their first remand. This period excludes any time spent in non-Prison Service-Establishments (eg police cells) before reception on remand into a Prison Service establishment; it includes inmates who are waiting trial and those being tried.

Inmates recorded as being untried held in custody on 31 August 1994 by time on remand¹
	Numbers
For over 3 months up to and including 6 months	1,890
For over 6 months up to and including 12 months	1,250
For over 12 months up to and including 18 months	240
For over 18 months	200
¹ Not all of these defendants will have been in continuous prison custody since their first remand. This period excludes any time spent in non-Prison Service-Establishments (eg police cells) before reception on remand into a Prison Service establishment; it includes inmates who are waiting trial and those being tried.