HL Deb 04 December 1996 vol 576 c58WA
Lord Harris of Greenwich

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many probation orders, community service orders and combination orders were made in the three areas involved in the electronic monitoring trials between mid-July 1995 and the present.

Baroness Blatch:

Provisional information from the three probation areas of Berkshire, Norfolk and Greater Manchester for mid-July 1995 to mid-July 1996 is as follows:

probation orders: 4,600

community service orders: 4,600

combination orders: 1,600

total of these three orders: 10,800

Information for the quarter ended 30th September 1996 is as yet incomplete. It should be noted that not all courts in the three probation areas are involved in the electronic monitoring trials.