§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have been recalled to custody following a breach of a prison licence in each month since March 2001. [84302]
§ Hilary Benn[holding answer 2 December 2002]: Information on the number of people being recalled to custody following a breach of licence is given in the table.
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Ordinary licence Home detention curfew (HDC) 2001 March 311 54 April 295 51 May 239 46 June 302 58 July 374 61 August 518 63 September 314 67 October 424 60 November 456 48 December 277 71
Ordinary licence Home detention curfew (HDC) 2002 January 695 62 February 429 66 March 490 64 April 364 78 May 547 117 June 465 147 July 506 154 August 569 166 September 591 148 October 700 153 A breach may be a non-compliance of a licence condition. However, consideration must be given primarily, to the element of risk to the public, regardless of an actual breach, that the offender presents in terms of his behaviour. If his behaviour pattern suggests that there may be further offending, and therefore there may be a risk to the public, then that too would be considered a breach.