§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) men and (b) women were sentenced to immediate custody in England and Wales following breach of a community sentence in each year since 1992. [151425]
§ Paul GogginsThe information requested, for the years 1992 to 2002 is contained in the table.
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Persons1 sentenced to immediate custody2 for breaches of community sentences3, England and Wales. 1992–2002
Males Females Total 1992 2,36 51 2,412 1993 2,909 64 2,973 1994 5,29 228 5,51 1995 5,914 238 6,152 1996 6,265 323 6,588 1997 6,779 426, 7,205 1998 5,928 473 6,401 1999 6,925 648 7,573 2000 7,583 740 8,323 2001 7,286 817 8,103 2002 8,151 936 9,087 1 Includes a person more than once if sentenced to immediate custody for a breach of more than one type of community sentence on the same day. 2 Includes partly suspended sentences, unsuspended imprisonment, secure training orders, detention in a young offender institution and detention and training orders. Some of the persons shown may be sentenced to non-effective custody for the breach if also sentenced to custody for the fresh offence which caused the breach. 3 Includes probation orders (community rehabilitation orders from April 2001), supervision orders, community service orders (community punishment orders from April 2001), attendance centre orders, combination orders (community punishment and rehabilation orders from April 2001), curfew orders, reparation orders (from June 2001, action plan orders (from June 2000), drug treatment and testing orders (from October 2000) and referral orders (from April 2002).
Statistics for 2003 will be published in the autumn of this year.