HC Deb 25 May 1999 vol 332 c72W
Mr. Clappison

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offenders were made subject to (i) a Probation Order and (ii) a Combination Order in(a) 1997 and (b) 1998; and how many in each case have been breached for failure to comply with the terms of the order. [84890]

Mr. George Howarth

The available figures are given in the tables.

Persons starting supervision by the probation service England and Wales 31 December
Number of persons (thousand)
Probation Order Combination Order
1997 50.9 18.9
1997 (first 9 months) 38.2 14.3
1998 (first 9 months)1 40.6 15.2
1 Estimated

Termination of orders supervised by the probation service England and Wales 1997
Number of persons (thousand)
All terminations Failed to comply with the terms of the order1
Probation order 51.4 2.3
Combination order 16.8 1.5
1 Does not include terminated early for conviction of an offence.