HC Deb 17 February 1995 vol 254 cc842-3W
Mr. Alex Carlile

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners were sentenced pursuant to(a) section 53(1) and (b) section 53(2) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 have now been notified of their tariff; how many of them have been given tariffs of (i) five years or less, (ii) six to 10 years, (iii) 10 to 15 years, (iv) 15 to 20 years, (v) over 20 years and (vi) life; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

[holding answer 16 January 1995]: Some 217 persons in Prison Service custody and sentenced under section 53(1) have been notified of their tariff. The details are as follows:

Number
Five years or less 2
Six to nine years1 33
10 to 14 years1 139
15 to 20 years 43
Over 20 years, less than whole life 0
Whole life 0
1 These bands have been given to avoid the double counting of 10 and 15 year tariffs.

Some 21 persons in Prison Service custody and sentenced under section 53(2) have been told the relevant part—the tariff—of their sentence. The details are as follows:

Number
Five years or less 7
Six to nine years1 8
10 to 14 years1 6
15 to 20 years 0
Over 20 years, less than whole life 0
Whole life 0
1 These bands have been given to avoid the double counting of 10 and 15-year tariffs.

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