§ Ms Oona KingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many prisoners who(a) maintain their innocence and (b) admit guilt for the offence for which they have been convicted have been granted parole or life licence in each of the last five years; [100170]
(2) how many prisoners who maintain their innocence have completed offending behaviour programmes in each of the last five years. [100169]
§ Hilary BennOffending behaviour programmes vary in their suitability for prisoners who maintain their innocence in relation to their current offence. Information on such prisoners who complete offending
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1998–99 1999–2000 Police transfers Transfers from force Transfers to force Net transfers Transfers from force Transfers to force Net transfers Avon and Somerset 5 47 42 16 29 13 Bedfordshire 1 2 1 5 1 -4 Cambridgeshire 3 21 18 6 12 6 Cheshire 5 22 17 4 12 8 behaviour programmes is not centrally recorded by the Prison Service and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Information on how many prisoners who (a) maintain their innocence and (b) admit guilt for the offence of which they have been convicted and have been granted parole or life licence in each of the last five years is not centrally recorded by the Prison Service and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. I understand however, that as from January 2003, the Parole Board has begun to collate this data and the results are likely to be published in its future Annual Reports.