§ Lord Marlesfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
In each of the past five years (a) how many individuals were sentenced to community service; and (b) how many hours in total of community service were awarded by the courts. [HL1215]
§ The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Scotland of Asthal)The available information, from the Home Office Court Proceedings Database, shows the number of persons sentenced to community punishment orders imposed by courts in England and Wales, and the total hours of community punishment awarded for each of the years 1998 to 2002, is as follows:
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Persons sentenced to community punishment orders1 and total number of hours of community punishment imposed by all courts in England and Wales, 1998 to 2002 Year Persons sentenced to community punishment1 Total number of hours awarded1 1998 69,749 7,373,633 1999 70,330 7,358,844 2000 69,224 7,200,420
Persons sentenced to community punishment orders1 and total number of hours of community punishment imposed by all courts in England and Wales, 1998 to 2002 Year Persons sentenced to community punishment1 Total number of hours awarded1 2001 64,426 6,830,099 2002 66,275 6,964,449 1Persons sentenced to community punishment orders and community punishment and rehabilitation orders (community service orders and combination orders prior to April 2000). The number of hours includes those awarded for community punishment orders and also for the community punishment component of community punishment and rehabilitation orders. Data are on the principal offence basis. Statistics for 2003 will be published in the Autumn of 2004.
Northern Ireland
The available information, from the Northern Ireland Office Court Proceedings data sets, shows the number of persons sentenced to community service orders and combination orders imposed by courts in Northern Ireland, and the total hours of community punishment awarded for each of the years 1998 to 2001 (2002 information is currently not available), is as follows:
Persons sentenced to community service orders and combination orders and total number of hours of community punishment imposed by all courts in Northern Ireland, 1998 to 2001 Year Persons sentenced to community punishment Total number of hours awarded1 1998 706 86,451 1999 715 91,234 2000 810 96,395 2001 661 66,491 1 The number of hours includes those awarded for community service orders and also for the community service component of combination orders. Number of hours associated with the community service order aspect of combination orders in 2000 (55 cases) and 2001 (29 cases) is not available. Data are on the principal offence basis. Statistics for 2002 will be published in June 2004.
Scotland
The available information, from the Scottish Executive Justice Department's Court Proceedings database, shows the number of persons sentenced in courts in Scotland to community service or probation with a condition of unpaid work, and the total hours of community service for each of the years 1998 to 2002, is as follows:
Persons sentenced to community service orders and combination orders and total number of hours of community punishment imposed by all courts in Northern Ireland, 1998 to 2001 Year Persons sentenced to community punishment Total number of hours awarded1 1998 706 86,451 1999 715 91,234 2000 810 96,395 2001 661 66,491 1 The number of hours includes those awarded for community service orders and also for the community service component of combination orders. Number of hours associated with the community service order aspect of combination orders in 2000 (55 cases) and 2001 (29 cases) is not available. Data are on the principal offence basis.
Persons sentenced to community service orders and combination orders and total number of hours of community punishment imposed by all courts in Northern Ireland, 1998 to 2001 Year Persons sentenced to community punishment Total number of hours awarded1 1998 706 86,451 1999 715 91,234 2000 810 96,395 2001 661 66,491 1 The number of hours includes those awarded for community service orders and also for the community service component of combination orders. Number of hours associated with the community service order aspect of combination orders in 2000 (55 cases) and 2001 (29 cases) is not available. Data are on the principal offence basis. Statistics for 2002 will be published in June 2004.
Scotland
The available information, from the Scottish Executive Justice Department's Court Proceedings database, shows the number of persons sentenced in courts in Scotland to community service or probation with a condition of unpaid work, and the total hours of community service for each of the years 1998 to 2002, is as follows:
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Persons sentenced to community service, and total number of hours of community service imposed by all courts in Scotland. 1998 to 20021 Year Total2 Total hours of community service 1998 6,631 989,089 1999 6206 925,750 2000 6,051 898,874 2001 6,325 946,282 2002 6,348 954,481 1 Includes persons sentenced to community service and to probation with a requirement of unpaid work. The number of
hours includes those awarded for the former, and also for the community service component of the latter. 2 Includes a number of cases each year where the number of hours of community service imposed is not known.