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Justice written question – answered at on 28 October 2009.

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Photo of Christopher Huhne Christopher Huhne Shadow Home Secretary

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice

(1) how many people (a) of each sex and (b) in each age band were sentenced to immediate custody for non-violent and non-sexual offences in each year since 1997;

(2) how many people (a) of either sex and (b) in each age band were in custody for non-violent and non-sexual offences in each year since 1997.

Photo of Claire Ward Claire Ward Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Justice

The information requested for how many people of each sex and in each age band were sentenced to immediate custody for non-violent and non-sexual offences in each year since 1997 is shown in table 1.

Table 1: Number of people sentenced to immediate custody, by sex and age for non violent and non sexual offences since 1997
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Male
10-17 4,009 3,991 4,055 3,747 3,676 3,439 2,896 2,815 2,619 2,681 2,522
18-20 8,853 9,381 9,669 9,776 9,121 8,519 7,065 6,718 6,255 6,116 6/412
21 and over 38,150 41,228 42,557 43,105 42,842 46,387 45,186 43,901 41,607 39,158 39,367
Total 51,012 54,600 56,281 56,628 55,639 58,345 55,147 53,434 50,481 47,955 48,301
Female
10-17 132 148 222 228 193 235 179 173 191 153 176
18-20 418 617 687 822 765 751 681 507 535 507 417
21 and over 3,545 4,221 4,860 4,920 5,112 5,585 5,664 5,646 5,134 4,953 5,026
Total 4,095 4,986 5,769 5,970 6,070 6,571 6,524 6,326 5,860 5,613 5,619
Source:

OMS Analytical Services, Ministry of Justice

These figures are based on published figures in "Sentencing Statistics 2007" pivot tables at;

http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/sentencingannual.htm

They include all categories in published figures except totals for violence against the person, robbery, and sexual offences, and summary offences.

The table shows the number of persons sentenced to immediate custody for non violent and non sexual offences, by sex and age. The data are presented on the principal offence basis: where an offender has been sentenced for more than one offence the principal offence is the offence for which the heaviest penalty was imposed; where the same sentence has been imposed for more than one offence the principal offence is the one for which the statutory maximum is most severe.

Table 2 shows the prison population in all prison establishments in England and Wales sentenced for non-violent and non-sexual offences, in each year since 2003, the earliest available year.

Table 2 : Prisoners sentenced for non violent and non-sexual offences
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Male
15-17 936 876 929 882 857 844 633
Young adults (18-20) 3,272 3,075 2,843 2,744 3,023 3,018 3,012
Adults (21 and over) 25,836 26,351 26,209 26,076 25,654 26,572 25,605
Total 30,044 30,302 29,981 29,702 29,534 30,434 29,250
Female
15-17 26 37 16 23 23 26 17
Young adults (18-20) 209 185 157 158 132 169 111
Adults (21 and over) 2,299 2,207 2,285 2,297 2,145 2,219 2,028
Total 2,534 2,429 2,458 2,478 2,300 2,414 2,156

These figures are based on those published at the following websites:

http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/prisonandprobation.htm and

http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/populationincustody.htm where sub-totals for violence against the person, sexual offences, and robbery have been excluded. Juveniles in Secure Training Centres and Local Authority Secure Children's Homes are excluded.

These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.

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