§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many women were sent to prison by courts in England and Wales during each of the last three years. [6371]
§ Beverley HughesThe available information, taken from the Home Office's Court Proceedings Database, is given in the table.
Number of women sentenced to immediate custody, England and Wales 1997–99 Number 1997 5,473 1998 6,567 1999 7,504 Note:
Immediate custody comprises unsuspended imprisonment, detention in a young offender institution, secure training orders and detention under section 53 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933.
Persons proceeded against for making off without payment (bilking)1 in England, Wales and Luton Petty Sessional Division 1995–1999 Area Proceedings type 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 England Apprehension/Summons by the police 1,491 1,425 1,493 1,621 1,832 Summons other than by police 17 18 13 8 6 Total 1,508 1,443 1,506 1,629 1,838 Wales Apprehension/Summons by the police 117 88 110 140 149 Summons other than by police — 1 1 — — Total 117 89 111 140 149 Luton Petty Sessional Area Apprehension/Summons by the police 3 4 4 3 8 Summons other than by police — — — — — Total 3 4 4 3 8 1 Theft Act 1978, Section 3 Source:
Home Office Crime and Criminal Justice Unit