§ Miss WiddecombeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average length of sentence(a) received and (b) served by prisoners released under the Home Detention Curfew scheme in 1999. [107031]
§ Mr. BoatengThe average sentence length of those released under the Home Detention Curfew scheme in 1999 was 14.5 months, of which 5.7 months (39 per cent.), including time on remand, was served before release.
§ Miss WiddecombeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what criminal offences were committed by prisoners released under the Home Detention Curfew Scheme in 1999; and how many prisoners convicted of each type of offence were released. [107036]
§ Mr. BoatengThe original offences committed by prisoners released under the Home Detention Curfew scheme in 1999, and the estimated number (to the nearest hundred) of prisoners convicted of each type of offence who were released, are shown in the table.
Number Violence 2,600 Robbery 600 Burglary 1,500 Theft and handling 2,000 Fraud and forgery 1,300 Drugs 2,400 Other 4,500 Total 14,900