§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will list, for the most recent 12 months for which figures are available, the percentage of offenders whose age at the time of discharge from prison or commencement of a non-custodial order was(a) under 21 years, (b) 21 to 24 years, (c) 25 to 29 years and (d) aged 30 years or over, who were reconvicted within two years of (i) discharge from prison, (ii) commencement of a probation order, (iii) commencement of a community service order and (iv) commencement of a combination order, indicating the percentage reconviction figures for each age group in respect of each disposal; [107051]
(2) if he will list for the most recent 12 months for which figures are available the percentage of offenders with (a) no previous convictions, (b) one or two previous convictions, (c) three to six previous convictions, (d) seven to 10 previous convictions and (e) 11 or more previous convictions who have been reconvicted (i) within two years of discharge from prison, (ii) within two years from commencement of a probation order, (iii) within two years of commencement of a community service order and (iv) within two years of commencement of a combination order. [107050]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe most recently available relevant information relates to reconvictions in samples of prisoners discharged from prison in 1995 and of offenders commencing community penalties in the first quarter of 1995.
The source of this information on reconviction is the Home Office Offenders Index. This does not contain information on cautioning of offenders. It should be borne in mind that this information relates to reconviction rather than reoffending.
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Table 1: All offenders reconvicted1, by age at discharge from custody or commencement of a community penalty2, within two years of discharge or commencement during 1995 England and Wales Percentage reconvicted All males and females Age at discharge or commencement Sentence type Under 21 21–24 25–29 30 and over Total Probation 73 64 58 45 59 Community Service 68 57 48 34 52 Combination order 76 66 60 39 60 All community penalties 71 61 55 40 56 Immediate custody 77 67 57 39 58 1 The number reconvicted includes only those reconvicted for standard list offence. 2 Community penalty figures relate to the first quarter of 1995.
Table 2: All offenders reconvicted1, by number of previous court appearances, within two years of discharge or commencement of a community penalty2 during 1995 England and Wales Percentage reconvicted All males and females Number of previous convictions3 Sentence type None 1 or 2 3–6 7–10 11 or more Total Probation 31 49 60 69 77 59 Community Service 30 46 60 68 73 52 Combination order 39 52 65 71 73 60 All community penalties 31 48 61 68 76 56 Immediate custody 18 41 59 69 78 58 1 The number reconvicted includes only those reconvicted for standard list offence. 2 Community penalty figures relate to the first quarter of 1995. 3 Appearances at court that led to a conviction for standard list offences before the commencement or discharge date, excluding the last conviction before commencement or discharge if no conviction is recorded on the day of commencement or discharge date-this would normally be the number of previous convictions prior to the sentencing date.