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Sentencing
Jenny Willott:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the average length of tariff for indeterminate sentences has been since their inception; and if he will make a statement. [188159]
Mr. Hanson:
A research study into prisoners received into prisons in England and Wales under indeterminate
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sentences of imprisonment for public protection (IPP) between April 2005 and March 2006, showed that the median tariff (minimum term) given to these prisoners was 30 months. Findings from the research were published in Offender Management Caseload Statistics 2005, a copy of which can be found in the House of Commons Library.
This figure has been drawn from administrative IT systems and data returns from prison establishments which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.
Jenny Willott:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many and what proportion of sentences from Crown courts were custodial sentences in each year since 1993; and if he will make a statement; [188202]
(2) how many and what proportion of offenders convicted in Crown courts were given custodial sentences of (a) six months or less, (b) six to 12 months, (c) one to two years, (d) two to four years, (e) four to six years, (f) six to 10 years and (g) 10 years or more in each year since 1993; and if he will make a statement. [188206]
Mr. Hanson:
The following table shows the available information which can also be found in table 2.2 of “Sentencing Statistics 2006”, available at:
| Persons sentenced to immediate custody at the Crown court by length of sentence, 1996 to 2006, England and Wales |
| Number of persons and percentages |
| Custody rate and sentence length | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|
All offences
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Total persons sentenced
|
73,578
|
79,417
|
80,262
|
77,035
|
74,202
|
71,888
|
76,065
|
75,891
|
76,119
|
75,600
|
76,439
|
|
Number given immediate custody
|
44,083
|
47,324
|
47,951
|
47,349
|
46,212
|
44,405
|
46,694
|
44,274
|
44,938
|
43,986
|
42,586
|
|
Percentage given immediate custody
|
59.9
|
59.6
|
59.7
|
61.5
|
62.3
|
61.8
|
61.4
|
58.3
|
59.0
|
58.2
|
55.7
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Up to and including 3 months
|
4,003
|
4,179
|
4,349
|
4,530
|
4,285
|
3,488
|
3,066
|
2,898
|
2,909
|
2,723
|
2,458
|
|
Proportion (percentage)
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
10
|
9
|
8
|
7
|
7
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Over 3 months and up to and including 6 months
|
6,303
|
6,575
|
6,820
|
6,842
|
6,753
|
5,894
|
5,496
|
5,250
|
5,158
|
5,055
|
4,565
|
|
Proportion (percentage)
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
15
|
13
|
12
|
12
|
11
|
11
|
11
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Over 6 months and less than 12 months
|
5,502
|
5,808
|
5,920
|
5,489
|
5,505
|
5,001
|
5,076
|
4,746
|
5,094
|
5,290
|
5,081
|
|
Proportion (percentage)
|
12
|
12
|
12
|
12
|
12
|
11
|
11
|
11
|
11
|
12
|
12
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
12 months
|
5,259
|
5,641
|
5,837
|
5,677
|
5,316
|
5,019
|
5,130
|
4,800
|
4,811
|
5,001
|
4,775
|
|
Proportion (percentage)
|
12
|
12
|
12
|
12
|
12
|
11
|
11
|
11
|
11
|
11
|
11
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Over 12 months and up to and including 18 months
|
6,812
|
7,071
|
7,417
|
7,061
|
6,575
|
6,323
|
6,769
|
6,297
|
6,150
|
6,079
|
6,060
|
|
Proportion (percentage)
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
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| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Over 18 months and up to and including 3 years
|
9,639
|
10,822
|
10,573
|
10,378
|
10,232
|
10,254
|
11,205
|
10,541
|
10,676
|
10,366
|
10,343
|
|
Proportion (percentage)
|
22
|
23
|
22
|
22
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
24
|
24
|
24
|
24
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Over 3 years and less than 4 years
|
780
|
935
|
1,096
|
1,222
|
1,354
|
1,617
|
1,969
|
1,861
|
2,082
|
1,745
|
1,533
|
|
Proportion (percentage)
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
4
|
4
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
4 years
|
1,795
|
1,886
|
1,754
|
1,737
|
1,789
|
1,917
|
2,251
|
2,128
|
2,146
|
1,745
|
1,607
|
|
Proportion (percentage)
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
4
|
4
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Over 4 years and up to and including 5 years
|
1,384
|
1,553
|
1,511
|
1,539
|
1,536
|
1,748
|
2,099
|
2,090
|
2,161
|
1,920
|
1,670
|
|
Proportion (percentage)
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
4
|
4
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Over 5 years and up to and including 10 years
|
1,973
|
2,113
|
1,973
|
2,054
|
2,091
|
2,332
|
2,679
|
2,747
|
2,772
|
2,658
|
2,190
|
|
Proportion (percentage)
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
5
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Over 10 years and less than life
|
294
|
374
|
307
|
337
|
309
|
309
|
399
|
403
|
409
|
353
|
309
|
|
Proportion (percentage)
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Indeterminate sentence(1)
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
426
|
1,448
|
|
Proportion (percentage)
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
1
|
3
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Life
|
338
|
367
|
394
|
483
|
467
|
503
|
555
|
513
|
570
|
625
|
547
|
|
Proportion (percentage)
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
(1) Sentences of imprisonment for public protection introduced by the Criminal Justice Act 2003 on 4 April 2005.
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