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| Table 2: Number prosecuted, convicted, the number and percentage sentenced to immediate custody and the average sentence length (months) for buggery and unlawful carnal knowledge offences 2003( 1,2,3,4) | |||||
| Prosecuted | Convicted | Number given immediate custody | Percentage given immediate custody | Average sentence length ( M onths) | |
| Table 3: Number prosecuted, convicted, the number and percentage sentenced to immediate custody and the average sentence length (months) for buggery and unlawful carnal knowledge offences 2004( 1,2,3,4) | |||||
| Prosecuted | Convicted | Number given immediate custody | Percentage given immediate custody | Average sentence length ( M onths) | |
| Table 4: Number prosecuted, convicted, the number and percentage sentenced to immediate custody and the average sentence length (months) for buggery and unlawful carnal knowledge offences 2005( 1,2,3,4,6) | |||||
| Prosecuted | Convicted | Number given immediate custody | Percentage given immediate custody | Average sentence length ( M onths) | |
| (1) Buggery offences included here are ‘buggery with boy under 17 years’ and ‘buggery with a girl under 17 years’. (2) Unlawful carnal knowledge offences include ‘unlawful carnal knowledge of a girl under 14’ and ‘unlawful carnal knowledge of a girl under 17’. (3) Data are collated on the principal offence rule; thus only the most serious offence with which an offender is charged is included. (4) Data represent the total number of convictions and prosecutions for offences in Northern Ireland courts. In 2003 and 2004, there were offenders with other UK addresses. (5) Data in Table 1 are based on the police District Command Unit in which an offender’s address falls. Data are only included for those District Command Units which have convictions and prosecutions in the calendar years 2003 to 2005. (6) Data for 2005 are provisional. | |||||
Sexual Offences: Sentencing
Angela Watkinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he plans to introduce changes to the law on the sentencing of sex offenders in Northern Ireland. [132690]
Mr. Hanson: Later this year I intend to consult on a set of draft legislative proposals for a radical change to the structure of sentencing in Northern Ireland. These proposals include the introduction of indeterminate and extended public protection sentences that would in future put an end to automatic 50 per cent. remission for dangerous violent and sexual offenders. These sentences would mean that those committing the most serious offences could if necessary be detained indefinitely, while those committing other specified offences could be detained to the end of their prison sentence.
Separately I also intend to publish draft legislation to reform the law on sexual offences, with tough new penalties proposed for abusive sexual behaviour which violates the criminal code.
Home Department
101 Programme
Mr. Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people are employed within the 101 programme; what the total cost is of their annual salaries; and what the annual cost is of the salary of the head of the programme. [130050]
Mr. McNulty [holding answer 26 March 2007]: There are currently eight (full-time equivalent) people employed within the 101 programme with an additional 6.5 (full-time equivalent) specialist consultants to provide specific telecommunications, information technology and business analysis expertise.
The total cost of the annual salaries for the eight employees for 2007-08 including all on costs (national insurance and pension contributions) is expected to be approximately £450,000. The total cost of the additional 6.5 specialist consultants including all fees is expected to be approximately £760,000.
It is not the policy of the Home Office to disclose the details of a specific individual’s salary but the cost of the salary of the programme director for 2007-08 is 0.5 (full-time equivalent) of Home Office grade six pay band, which is currently expected to cost between £27,199 and £35,313 plus on costs (national insurance and pension contributions).
Autism
Mark Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the partnership between Dyfed Powys Police, North Wales Police and Autism Cymru to develop an assessment of the needs of people with autistic spectrum disorders; and what plans he has to introduce a similar scheme in England. [133387]
Mr. McNulty: A local assessment of the scheme has been carried out by North Wales Police in partnership with Autism Cymru. The findings have proved to be beneficial to both the Police and Communities in Wrexham and Flintshire. A report of the findings has now been received by the National Policing Improvement Agency, who will evaluate them with a view to sharing good practice with Police colleagues throughout the Police Service of England and Wales.
Burglaries: Greater London
Robert Neill:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many recorded burglaries there were in each London borough in each of the last 10 years; and what percentage of those recorded
burglaries led to a conviction in each year, broken down by borough. [133509]
Mr. Coaker: The statistics are not available in the form requested. Recorded burglary statistics relate to offences and convictions data relates to offenders. In addition, recorded crime data are published on a financial year basis and conviction data are published on a calendar year basis. For these reasons, the two data sources are therefore not directly comparable.
Figures for the number of offences recorded and the number of convictions are provided in the tables. Recorded crime data at borough level are only available from 2000-01.
| Table 1: Recorded offences of burglary by London borough, 2000-01 and 2001-02 | ||
| Borough | 2000-01 | 2001-02 |
| Table 2: Recorded offences of burglary by London Borough, 2002-03 to 2005-06 | ||||
| Borough | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 |
| Note: The National crime Recording standard was introduced in April 2002. Figures for earlier years are therefore not directly comparable. | ||||
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