§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many male prisoners were received on remand during 1993 and 1994; and how many were eventually(a) given a custodial sentence, (b) given a non-custodial sentence and (c) acquitted or not proceeded with. [26196]
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility for this matter has been delegated 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 Dr. Lynne Jones, dated May 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking how many male prisoners were received on remand during 1993 and 1994, and how many were eventually (a) given a custodial sentence, (b) given a non-custodial sentence and (c) acquitted or not proceeded with.Information on the number of males received on remand into a Prison Service establishment in England and Wales in 1993 and 1994 is shown in table 1. Information on the court outcome is available for 1993 from court remand statistics and is given in table 2.
Table 1: Receptions1 into Prison Service establishments of untried and convicted unsentenced male prisoners in 1993 and 1994 Males 21993 21994 Untried prisoners 50,918 53,796 Convicted unsentenced prisoners 28,593 30,919 All remand prisoners 59,914 64,189 1 "All remand prisoners" describes those prisoners received firstly as an untried prisoner then subsequently as a convicted unsentenced prisoner. They are included only once in the figure. 2 Provisional figures.
Table 2: Final court outcome for males remanded in custody at some stage in magistrates' court proceedings1 in 1993 England and Wales Estimated percentages Males Final court outcome2 Acquitted not proceeded with etc 22 Non-custodial sentence: 36 Community sentence3 20 Fine 7 Absolute or conditional discharge 6 Other non-custodial sentence 3 Custodial sentence 42 Total 100 1 Includes persons remanded in custody by magistrates during proceedings or on committal. 2 Includes estimated outcome at the Crown Court for those committed for trial or sentence. 3 Includes CSO, probation, supervision orders, attendance centre orders.