Reoffenders

Ministry of Justice written question – answered at on 11 January 2016.

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Photo of Andrew Slaughter Andrew Slaughter Shadow Minister (Justice)

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the proportion of released prisoners subsequently convicted for offences committed in the first 18 days after release was in the last 12 months for which figures are available.

Photo of Andrew Selous Andrew Selous Assistant Whip (HM Treasury), The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice

In 2013, 8.6% of all released prisoners (adult and juvenile prisoners combined) were subsequently convicted for offences committed in the first 18 days after release.

Our prison system needs reform. It fails to rehabilitate or make sure criminals are prevented from offending again.

We must act to reduce re-offending, cut crime and make our streets safer. Without reform, there will be more reoffending, more crime, more victims and the public will be less safe.

The table below provides the proportion of adult and juvenile offenders that committed a proven re-offence1 within 18 days of release, for those released from custody in 20132.

2013

Adults

Juveniles

Proportion who reoffended within 18 days from total of all released.

8.62%

7.7%

  1. A re-offence is defined as an offence that is proven through a court conviction, caution, or reprimand or final warning (for juveniles).

    2. These figures have been derived from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing. A certain proportion of offenders who could not be matched to the Police National Computer (PNC) are excluded from the offender cohort. Therefore, these numbers do not represent all proven offenders.

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