§ Baroness Hilton of Eggardonasked Her Majesty's Government:
What percentage of male and female offenders respectively sentenced for indictable offences in 1997 received (a) prison sentences, (b) fines, (c) community service orders, (d) probation orders, (e) combination orders and (f) discharges. [HL3073]
§ Lord Williams of MostynAvailable information for England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland is given in the attached tables. 9WA
Table B: Percentage of offenders with charge proved for cases heard in High and Sheriff courts1 by sex and main disposal, Scotland, 1996 Year & Sex Total Custody Fine Community service order Probation order Combination order Absolute discharge2 Other 1996 Males 100 19 58 7 7 — 9 1 Females 100 7 56 5 9 — 21 2 1 No direct equivalent to indictable offences. 2 Absolute discharge also includes admonition or caution. — Not applicable in Scotland.
Table C: Percentage of offenders convicted at all courts for indictable offences by gender and disposal, Northern Ireland, 1996 and 1997 Immediate Year & Sex Total custody1 Fine Supervision in the community2 Conditional discharge Other3 1996 Males 100 24 25 17 11 23 Females 100 6 22 26 26 20 1997 Males 100 24 25 18 11 22 Females 100 8 25 24 23 20 1 Immediate custody = Prison, YOC and Training School. 2 Supervision in the community = Probation, Community service Order and Attendance Centre Order. 3 "Other" includes suspended custody, recognizance and absolute discharge.