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Rape

Jessica Morden: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of contested prosecutions for rape brought by Gwent Crown Prosecution Service resulted in a conviction in the last 12 years. [31503]

Paul Goggins: Data held by the Office for Criminal Justice reform on the number of defendants pleading not guilty of rape and the number and percentage of these found guilty of rape at the Crown court in Gwent police force area are provided in the following table. Figures are presented for the years 1996–2004. Information on plea is not available for years before 1996. Data for 2005 will be available in the autumn of 2006.
Number of defendants pleading not guilty of rape and the number and percentage of these found guilty of rape at the Crown court, Gwent police force area, 1996–2004(56)

Not guilty pleasFound guiltyConviction rate (percentage)
199617635
199715853
19981517
199919737
200023626
200122836
200218844
2003301137
200423522


(56) These data are on the principal offence basis.
Note:
Rape includes rape of a female and male.





 
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Rebranding

Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for the HomeDepartment how much has been spent on rebranding in his Department and related agencies since 2003–04. [18408]

Mr. Charles Clarke: The Home Office has a central identity which presents a unified and coherent appearance to the public and to its employees. Agencies of the Home Office also need to present themselves consistently. The following table outlines money spent on branding work at the Home Office and related agencies since 2003–04:
£

Department/serviceDetails of brandingAmount spent on branding work
Home OfficeModification and update to branding guidelines4,680
National Offender Management ServiceIdentity creation, production of artwork and branding guidelines45,996
Prison ServiceModification of logo and production of branding guidelines10,480
Probation ServiceModification of logo and production of branding guidelines10,230
Total71,386

Recidivism

David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the recidivism rate was among (a) female, (b) male and (c) all prisoners within two years of release in each year since 1997. [30790]

Fiona Mactaggart: Actual re-offending rates are not available. Reconviction rates are a commonly used proxy and two year reconviction rates are published annually.

The most recent data are shown in the table.

Reconviction rates should be used with caution as a number of different factors can influence them. Reconviction rates can be adjusted to take account of the changing characteristics of offenders and these adjusted rates are published annually on the Home Office's website (http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/index.htm).

The most recent adjusted figures for the 2003 cohort show a reduction in reoffending for all offenders (males and females sentenced to community sentences or discharged from prison) of 1.8 per cent. against the 2000 baseline.
Percentage of prisoners reconvicted of standard list offences years of discharge from prison

MaleFemaleTotal
1997595158
1998595259
1999595559
2000n/an/an/a
2001615761




Note:
Owing to the administrative costs of matching criminal histories, the results shown relate to the reconviction results for samples of offender, those prisoners discharged in the first three months of the year.





 
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Residential Drug Rehabilitation

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many residential drug rehabilitation places were available in Essex in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [27111]

Ms Rosie Winterton: I have been asked to reply.

This information is not held centrally.

Rights of Way

Mike Wood: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects local authorities will be able to use powers in the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 to close rights of way on crime prevention grounds. [19654]

Hazel Blears: I refer my hon. Friend the Member for Southampton, Test (Dr. Whitehead) to the answer I gave on 25 October 2005, Official Report, column 345W.

Road Safety

Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have been (a) killed whilst driving stolen cars and (b) killed by drivers of stolen cars in (i) Southend and (ii) Essex in the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [29745]

Paul Goggins: The information is not collected centrally.

Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) males and (b) females have been (i) charged with and (ii) convicted of offences under section 40A of the Road Traffic Act 1988 in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. [29851]


 
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Paul Goggins: Statistics on the number of persons charged with a crime are not centrally collected.

Data from the Home Office Court Proceedings database on the number of convictions under section 40A of the Road Traffic Act 1988, England and Wales, 1995 to 2004, are provided in the table.
Number of males and females found guilty for offences under section 40A of the Road Traffic Act 1988 England and Wales, 1995 to 2004(57)

MaleFemale
Offence description: Using vehicle in dangerous condition etc
Statute: Road Traffic Act 1988, section 40A (a) and (b) as added by the Road Traffic Act 1991, section 8
19952,688139
19963,009180
19973,246182
19983,706220
19993,317199
20002,797158
20012,342156
20021,782137
20031,627125
20041,754138


(57) These data are provided on the principal offence basis.


Court statistics for 2005 will be available in autumn 2006.

Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) males and (b) females have been (i) charged with and (ii) convicted of offences under section 16C of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. [29853]

Paul Goggins: Statistics on the number of persons charged with a crime are not centrally collected.

Data from the Home Office Court Proceedings database on the number of convictions under section 16 of the Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984, England and Wales, 1995 to 2004 are provided in the table.
Number of males and females found guilty of offences under section 16 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, England and Wales, 1995 to 2004(58)

Found guilty
Contravention of temporary prohibitions of traffic on roads
Contravention of temporary speed limit on roads(not detected by camera devices)
Contravention of temporary speed limit on roads(detected by camera devices)
MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
19952,93752090,88211,2197,1261,314
19962,46342392,65511,14014,3282,885
19972,35543590,95112,18116,7603,469
19984,050857108,90614,82620,8064,849
19994,7601,09999,01713,99026,0596,510
20003,01173888,72113,91224,9396,531
20013,12576776,38312,60031,5078,578
20022,93873162,32910,88735,31110,260
20033,33188262,49211,02847,17213,234
20043,65396565,52412,14353,39615,069


(58) These data are provided on the principal offence basis.


Court statistics for 2005 will be available in autumn 2006.


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