§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the reoffending rates are within two years of completion of(a) one year probation orders without any conditions, (b) one year probation orders with conditions and (c) the pathfinder initiatives. [137849]
§ Mr. BoatengInformation on reoffending rates is not available.
However, the percentage of offenders who were reconvicted within two years of completing a one year probation order with no additional requirements which was made during the first quarter of 1996 was 54 per cent. The analogous rate for those on a one year probation order with additional requirements was 58 per cent.
There are no reconviction or reoffending rates available for the pathfinder initiatives, since they have not been running long enough to provide the necessary data. Arrangements are in place for the evaluation of the programmes, which will include the production of reconviction rates.