§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of burglars who are convicted in each of the areas of England and Wales are sentenced to prison. [147366]
§ Paul GogginsThe information requested is contained in the table.
Courts will approach the decision to sentence for offences of burglary on the basis of guidelines issued by the Court of Appeal in December 2002 and the Magistrates' Courts Sentencing Guidelines issued by the Magistrates' Association (most recent version effective from 1 January 2004). These Guidelines assist the courts in adopting a consistent approach. The new Sentencing Guidelines Council will take on responsibility for these guidelines and for monitoring the way in which the guidelines are used in order to ensure that there is a common approach to sentencing.
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Number of persons sentenced for burglary1 at all courts and those sentenced to immediate custody, by police force area, England and Wales 2002
Police force area Total persons
sentenced
for burglary
2Persons sentenced to
immediate
custody
Percentage sentenced to
immediate custody
Avon and Somerset 695 379 55 Bedfordshire 224 131 58 Cambridgeshire 335 174 52 Cheshire 500 288 58 Cleveland 677 377 56 Cumbria 253 120 47 Derbyshire 533 290 54
Number of persons sentenced for burglary1 at all courts and those sentenced to immediate custody, by police force area, England and Wales 2002
Police force area Total persons
sentenced
for burglary
2Persons sentenced to
immediate
custody
Percentage sentenced to
immediate custody
Devon and Cornwall 526 188 36 Dorset 244 131 54 Durham 432 217 50 Essex 434 230 53 Gloucestershire 247 93 38 Greater Manchester 1,614 816 51 Hampshire 776 310 40 Hertfordshire 314 145 46 Humberside 579 318 55 Kent 489 220 45 Lancashire 1,223 610 50 Leicestershire 458 212 46 Lincolnshire 323 137 42 London, City of 27 14 52 Merseyside 650 358 55 Metropolitan Police 3,234 1,776 55 Norfolk 261 109 42 Northamptonshire 237 122 51 Northumbria 927 389 42 North Yorkshire 300 162 54 Nottinghamshire 747 356 48 South Yorkshire 937 523 56 Staffordshire 534 301 56 Suffolk 235 89 38 Surrey 191 88 46 Sussex 402 214 53 Thames Valley 744 360 48 Warwickshire 187 95 51 West Mercia 494 246 50 West Midlands 1,862 1.039 56 West Yorkshire 1,598 873 55 Wiltshire 233 92 39 Dyfed Powys 214 77 36 Gwent 384 146 38 North Wales 317 147 46 South Wales 785 388 49 England and Wales 26,376 13.350 51 1 These data are on the principal offence basis 2 Detention and training order, detention in a young offender institution, detention under secs 91/92 of the Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 and unsuspended imprisonment.