HC Deb 26 October 1994 vol 248 cc634-9W
Ms Ruddock

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of people sentenced in the courts received(a) a custodial sentence and (b) a non-custodial sentence in each month of 1993.

Mr. Maclean

The 1993 information, which is provisional, on sentencing at both the magistrates' court and the Crown court is given in the tables A to C. Data provided by the Lord Chancellor's Department for committals for trial at the Crown court is given in table D.

Summary Motoring Offences
Total sentenced Custodial sentences Non-custodial sentences
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
January 58,887 100 424 1 58,463 99
February 54,406 100 498 1 53,908 99
March 61,334 100 600 1 60,734 99
April 54,268 100 572 1 53,696 99
May 49,279 100 541 1 48,738 99
June 55,780 100 637 1 55,143 99
July 54,416 100 668 1 53,748 99
August 52,369 100 664 1 51,705 99
September 57,974 100 854 1 57,120 99
October 53,598 100 855 2 52,743 98
November 57,075 100 873 2 56,202 98
December 45,870 100 714 2 45,156 98
Total 655,256 100 7,900 1 647,356 99

All Offences
Total sentenced Custodial sentences Non-custodial sentences
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
January 117,038 100 1,303 1 115,735 99
February 108,607 100 1,620 1 106,987 99
March 126,005 100 2,038 2 123,967 98
April 110,010 100 1,853 2 108,157 98
May 103,245 100 1,753 2 101,492 98
June 116,512 100 1,996 2 114,516 98
July 113,889 100 2,093 2 111,796 98
August 107,962 100 2,260 2 105,702 98
September 117,600 100 2,618 2 114,982 98
October 109,774 100 2,621 2 107,153 98
November 116,578 100 2,605 2 113,973 98
December 93,772 100 2,256 2 91,516 98
Total 1,340,992 100 25,016 2 1,315,976 98

Table B - Persons sentenced at the crown court for all offences by month, type of offence and type of sentence England and Wales 1993* Indictable offences
Total sentenced Custodial sentences Non-Custodial sentences
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
January 5,831 100 2,375 41 3,456 59
February 6,111 100 2,728 45 3,383 55
March 6,942 100 3,237 47 3,705 53
April 5,677 100 2,743 48 2,934 52
May 5,369 100 2,639 49 2,730 51
June 5,251 100 2,600 50 2,651 50
July 6,266 100 3,186 51 3,080 49
August 4,567 100 2,382 52 2,185 48
September 5,265 100 2,741 52 2,524 48
October 5,481 100 2,823 52 2,658 48
November 5,521 100 2,755 50 2,766 50
December 4,699 100 2,526 54 2,173 46
Total 66,980 100 32,735 49 34,245 51

Summary non-motoring offences
Total sentenced Custodial sentences Non-Custodial sentences
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
January 213 100 26 12 187 88
February 189 100 38 20 151 80
March 208 100 33 16 175 84
April 162 100 34 21 128 79
May 174 100 32 18 142 82
June 126 100 20 16 106 84
July 159 100 30 19 129 81
August 120 100 23 19 97 81
September 137 100 33 24 104 76
October 130 100 32 25 98 75
November 141 100 38 27 103 73
December 107 100 18 17 89 83
Total 1,866 100 357 19 1,509 81

Summary motoring offences
Total sentenced Custodial sentences Non-Custodial sentences
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
January 118 100 28 24 90 76
February 122 100 28 23 94 77
March 91 100 33 36 58 64
April 88 100 27 31 61 69
May 84 100 24 29 60 71
June 73 100 23 32 50 68
July 93 100 24 26 69 74
August 74 100 21 28 53 72
September 80 100 21 26 59 74
October 68 100 20 29 48 71
November 88 100 23 26 65 74
December 73 100 19 26 54 74
Total 1,052 100 291 28 761 72

All offences
Total sentenced Custodial sentences Non-Custodial sentences
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
January 6,162 100 2,429 39 3,733 61
February 6,422 100 2,794 44 3,628 56
March 7,241 100 3,303 46 3,938 54
April 5,927 100 2,804 47 3,123 53
May 5,627 100 2,695 48 2,932 52
June 5,450 100 2,643 48 2,807 52
July 6,518 100 3,240 50 3,278 50
August 4,761 100 2,426 51 2,335 49
September 5,482 100 2,795 51 2,687 49
October 5,679 100 2,875 51 2,804 49
November 5,750 100 2,816 49 2,934 51
December 4,879 100 2,563 53 2,316 47
Total 69,898 100 33,383 48 36,515 52

Table C—persons sentenced at all courts for all offences by month, types of offence and type of sentence, England and Wales 1993* Indictable offences
Total sentenced Custodial sentences Non-Custodial sentences
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
January 26,647 100 3,084 12 23,557 88
February 25,689 100 3,637 14 22,052 86
March 29,393 100 4,392 15 25,001 85
April 25,553 100 3,787 15 21,766 85
May 24,446 100 3,622 15 20,824 85
June 25,949 100 3,735 14 22,214 86
July 26,949 100 4,345 16 22,604 84
August 23,501 100 3,669 16 19,832 84
September 25,428 100 4,206 17 21,222 83
October 24,476 100 4,258 17 20,210 83
November 26,000 100 4,164 16 21,836 84
December 21,196 100 3,734 16 17,462 82
Total 305,221 100 46,633 15 258,588 85

Summary non-motoring offences
Total sentenced Custodial sentences Non-Custodial sentences
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
January 37,554 100 196 1 37,358 99
February 34,812 100 251 1 34,561 99
March 42,428 100 316 1 42,112 99
April 36,028 100 271 1 35,757 99
May 35,063 100 261 1 34,802 99
June 40,160 100 244 1 39,916 99
July 38,949 100 296 1 38,653 99
August 36,779 100 332 1 36,447 99
September 39,600 100 332 1 39,268 99
October 37,311 100 363 1 36,948 99
November 39,165 100 361 1 38,804 99
December 31,512 100 352 1 31,160 99
Total 44,9361 100 3,575 1 445,786 99

Summary motoring offences
Total sentenced Custodial sentences Non-Custodial sentences
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
January 59,005 100 452 1 58,553 99
February 54,528 100 526 1 54,002 99
March 61,425 100 633 1 50,792 99
April 54,356 100 599 1 53,757 99
May 49,363 100 565 1 48,798 99
June 55,853 100 660 1 55,193 99
July 54,509 100 692 1 53,817 99
August 52,443 100 685 1 51,758 99
September 58,054 100 875 2 57,179 98
October 53,666 100 875 2 52,791 98
November 57,163 100 896 2 56,267 98
December 45,943 100 733 2 45,210 98
Total 656,308 100 8791 1 648,117 99

All offences
Total sentenced Custodial sentences Non-Custodial sentences
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
January 123,200 100 3,732 3 119,468 97
February 115,029 100 4,414 4 110,615 96
March 133,246 100 5,341 4 127,905 96
April 115,937 100 4,657 4 111,280 96
May 108,872 100 4,448 4 104,424 96
June 121,962 100 4,639 4 117,323 96
July 120,407 100 5,333 4 115,074 96
August 112,723 100 4,686 4 108,037 96
September 123,082 100 5,413 4 117,669 96
October 115,453 100 5,486 5 109,957 95
November 122,328 100 5,421 4 116,907 96
December 98,651 100 4,819 5 93,832 95
Total 1,410,890 100 58,399 4 1,352,491 96

Table D Proportionate use of immediate custody for defendants sentenced at the Crown Court following committal for trial. England and Wales 1992–1994
Month 1992 1993 1994
January 48 42 52
February 48 46 54
March 49 47 52
April 50 49 54
May 49 50 54
June 49 51 53
July 48 52 53
August 48 54 53
September 48 54 —
October 42 52 —
November 42 52 —
December 43 54 —