§ Mr. ClappisonTo 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 HowarthThe 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.