§ John McDonnellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many individuals during the last 751W 12 months had their licence revoked and were recalled to prisons in England and Wales. [65418]
§ Hilary BennDuring the 12-month period ending 31 May 2002, 4,773 determinate prisoners and 19 life sentence prisoners were recalled to prison using the Secretary of State's powers to revoke a prisoner's licence pursuant to sections 38(a)(1) and 39 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991.
Prisoners serving a sentence of less than four years and who committed their earliest offence prior to 1 January 1999 or who were released on a statutory notice of supervision can only be recalled by the courts.
§ John McDonnellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average delay incurred was before prisoners received representation packs after they were recalled to prison in the last 12 months. [65419]
§ Hilary BennThe Prison Service target for issuing representation packs to determinate sentence prisoners after they have been recalled to prison is five working days. During the 12 month period ending 31 May 2002, 76 per cent. of representation packs were issued within target. Information on the average delay in issuing these packs is not held centrally and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.