Number of mortgage( 1) and landlord( 2, 3) possession orders made( 4, 5) in Teesside county court, HMCS north east region and England by each month( 6) , 2008
Mortgage possession orders made
Landlord possession orders made
Teesside county court
HMCS north east
England
Teesside county court
HMCS north east
England
January 2008
125
1,411
9,371
86
1,521
10,419
February 2008
104
1,169
7,832
53
1,098
8,361
March 2008
82
1,315
7,902
68
1,163
8,239
April 2008
130
1,731
10,041
72
1,399
9,986
May 2008
126
1,325
8,602
48
1,023
7,796
June 2008
129
1,538
9,598
54
1,287
9,075
July 2008
130
1,676
9,527
77
1,270
9,323
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August 2008
119
1,397
8,556
68
1,113
8,511
September 2008
111
1,604
9,681
59
1,096
9,144
October 2008
145
1,619
9,930
73
1,320
9,485
November 2008
79
1,401
8,133
70
1,183
8,773
December 2008
111
1,337
7,418
70
1,106
7,821
2008
1,391
17,522
106,590
798
14,579
106,934
(1 )Includes all types of mortgage lenders. (2 )Includes all types of landlord whether social or private. (3 )Landlord actions include those made under both standard and accelerated procedures. Landlord actions via the accelerated procedure enables the orders to be made solely on the basis of written evidence for shorthold tenancies, when the fixed period of tenancy has come to an end. (4 )The court, following a judicial hearing, may grant an order for possession immediately. This entitles the claimant to apply for a warrant to have the defendant evicted. However, even where a warrant for possession is issued, the parties can still negotiate a compromise to prevent eviction. (5 )Includes outright and suspended orders, the latter being where the court grants the claimant possession but suspends the operation of the order. Provided the defendant complies with the terms of suspension, which usually require the defendant to pay the current mortgage or rent instalments plus some of the accrued arrears, the possession order cannot be enforced. (6 )Figures for the latest quarter (October to December 2008) are provisional. Source:
Ministry of Justice
Victim Support Schemes
Dr. Kumar:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent steps his Department has taken to improve the services provided to victims of crime. [265337]
Mr. Malik:
The Government have a comprehensive strategy to help victims of crime access appropriate services. We recently appointed a Victims Champion who will listen to the views of victims and the community and make recommendations on how to improve the system.
Since introducing a statutory code of practice for victims of crime which established minimum rights for victims, we continue to embed best practice across the CJS agencies. This includes working with Local Criminal Justice Boards to ensure they have comprehensive victim and witness strategies that make a difference on the ground.
We recognise the importance of working with third-sector organisations to deliver direct services for victims. We recently provided additional funding for the national organisation Victim Support to introduce an improved business process, so that victims can be contacted more quickly, have their needs assessed and offered a wider range of practical services than was previously available.
The Government have invested further resources into specialist services for victims. This includes sexual assault referral centres, independent domestic violence and sexual violence advisors and national and local specialist third-sector organisations. We have also made legal changes that will impact on certain victims; for example we ratified the Council of Europe convention on action against the trafficking in human beings, creating minimum protection rights.
The recently published Youth Crime Action Plan sets out how we will improve support for young victims of crime. The plan has been developed jointly between the Office for Criminal Justice Reform, Ministry of Justice, the Department for Children Schools and Families and the Home Office.
The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority's major reform programme completely overhauled the case working processes. This included the introduction of geographically based teams; a new in-house telephone support service and the development of a new case working model placing greater emphasis on applicant support and focusing resources at the front end of the case-working process.
Wymott Prison: Protest
Mr. Hoyle:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what reports he has received of the rooftop protest at HM Prison Wymott on 25 February; how many such protests have taken place at HM Prison Wymott in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [263026]
Mr. Hanson:
For the incident on 25 February I was informed on the same day that it had taken place and was ongoing, and then informed it had ended. For other incidents I am always informed about ‘incidents at height’, whether inside the establishment or on a rooftop. The seriousness of the incident determines how quickly I am informed. There have been two further rooftop incidents at Wymott since 1 January 2006. These took place on 28 June 2007 and 6 October 2008. Measures are in place to further restrict access to the roof. All three prisoners involved in the incidents are subject to disciplinary procedures.
Young Offenders: Crime Prevention
James Brokenshire:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what pilot projects are being undertaken by his Department to deter young people from entering the criminal justice system; and what (a) the cost to date and (b) current status is of each project. [263190]
Beverley Hughes:
I have been asked to reply.
The Youth Crime Action Plan (YCAP), published in July 2008, set out the Government’s plans for tackling offending by young people. It detailed our plans for a ‘triple track’ approach of tough enforcement, non-negotiable help and support, and early intervention and prevention. It also states our ambition to reduce the rate of young people entering the criminal justice system by one fifth by 2020. This is supported by close to £100 million over the next three years, in addition to the existing investment in children’s and youth services, to support local authorities in making inroads into youth crime locally.
In 2008-09, under YCAP, 69 local authorities each received £65,000 to implement a selection of measures set out in the YCAP. These were: Operation Staysafe; Street Based teams; After-Schools patrols; YOT Workers 24 Mar 2009 : Column 325W
in Custody Suites; Reparation in Leisure Time; YCAP Family Intervention Projects and Think Family.
As further support, in the current year, funding amounting to £6.5 million has been targeted in 15 local authority areas of high gun, knife, gang and violent crime to help prevent young people becoming engaged in this sort of activity and to prevent poor outcomes in general.
In addition, the Youth Justice Board are investing £32 million this year to deliver targeted prevention programmes such as youth inclusion programmes (YIPs), youth inclusion and support panels (YISPs) and parenting programmes.
All of these programmes build on the significant investment committed to other wider prevention programmes which make a contribution to preventing young people’s involvement in criminal activity in deprived areas. Key examples of this are the work done to help young people take part in structured positive activities 24 Mar 2009 : Column 326W
and to improve facilities in deprived areas through the Positive Activities for Young People and Myplace programmes and additional parenting support such as the Parenting Early Intervention programme, family intervention projects and expert parenting practitioners.
Young Offenders: Sentencing
Paul Holmes:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many and what proportion of sentences handed down to (a) juveniles and (b) young adults of each sex from (i) magistrates courts and (ii) crown courts were custodial sentences in each year since 1993; and if he will make a statement. [264750]
Mr. Hanson:
The available information is shown in the table. Some of the figures can also be found in Table 1.5 of ‘Sentencing Statistics 2007’, available at:
Number of persons given custodial sentences( 1) by gender, court type and age band, 1993 to 2007
Male
Female
Magistrates court
Crown court
Magistrates court
Crown court
1993
Sentenced
Juveniles
48,101
2,102
4,964
148
Young Adults
126,246
12,261
15,588
751
Custodial sentences
Juveniles
3,051
1,058
69
45
Young Adults
4,860
6,130
162
183
Proportion (%)
Juveniles
6.3
50.3
1.4
30.4
Young Adults
3.8
50.0
1.0
24.4
1994
Sentenced
Juveniles
53,432
2,079
6,320
163
Young Adults
121,483
11,520
15,126
648
Custodial sentences
Juveniles
3,396
1,165
103
55
Young Adults
5,849
6,270
202
171
Proportion (%)
Juveniles
6.4
56.0
1.6
33.7
Young Adults
4.8
54.4
1.3
26.4
1995
Sentenced
Juveniles
57,839
2,767
6,996
198
Young persons
119,712
11,637
15,392
742
Custodial sentences
Juveniles
3,680
1,604
114
66
Young Adults
6,524
6,752
238
225
Proportion (%)
Juveniles
6.4
58.0
1.6
33.3
Young Adults
5.4
58.0
1.5
30.3
1996
Sentenced
Juveniles
62,792
3,641
7,901
263
Young Adults
122,891
11,665
16,925
817
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Custodial sentences
Juveniles
3,973
2,300
129
95
Young Adults
6,783
7,422
267
278
Proportion (%)
Juveniles
6.3
63.2
1.6
36.1
Young Adults
5.5
63.6
1.6
34.0
1997
Sentenced
Juveniles
65,127
4,520
9,043
402
Young Adults
126,496
12,633
16,352
978
Custodial sentences
Juveniles
3,963
2,812
166
142
Young Adults
7,272
7,871
341
301
Proportion (%)
Juveniles
6.1
62.2
1.8
35.3
Young Adults
5.7
62.3
2.1
30.8
1998
Sentenced
Juveniles
71,075
4,421
10,445
353
Young Adults
135,054
12,814
18,256
998
Custodial sentences
Juveniles
4,294
2,587
221
115
Young Adults
8,191
7,961
489
362
Proportion (%)
Juveniles
6.0
58.5
2.1
32.6
Young Adults
6.1
62.1
2.7
36.3
1999
Sentenced
Juveniles
74,856
4,406
10,543
355
Young Adults
134,660
12,343
17,392
1,017
Custodial sentences
Juveniles
4,654
2,590
275
134
Young Adults
9,166
7,882
579
384
Proportion (%)
Juveniles
6.2
58.8
2.6
37.7
Young Adults
6.8
63.9
3.3
37.8
2000
Sentenced
Juveniles
76,863
3,707
10,561
349
Young Adults
130,703
12,121
18,202
1,064
Custodial sentences
Juveniles
4,811
2,157
324
122
Young Adults
9,597
7,727
700
417
Proportion (%)
Juveniles
6.3
58.2
3.1
35.0
Young Adults
7.3
63.7
3.8
39.2
2001
Sentenced
Juveniles
81,020
3,067
11,063
335
Young Adults
128,085
11,834
16,975
1,013
Custodial sentences
Juveniles
5,440
1,707
329
120
Young Adults
9,391
7,491
673
393
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Proportion (%)
Juveniles
6.7
55.7
3.0
35.8
Young Adults
7.3
63.3
4.0
38.8
2002
Sentenced
Juveniles
79,790
3,394
10,895
466
Young Adults
128,871
12,043
17,394
1,076
Custodial sentences
Juveniles
4,910
1,976
340
190
Young Adults
8,770
7,520
622
451
Proportion (%)
Juveniles
6.2
58.2
3.1
40.8
Young Adults
6.8
62.4
3.6
41.9
2003
Sentenced
Juveniles
78,292
2,546
11,339
354
Young Adults
132,064
11,301
17,687
1,015
Custodial sentences
Juveniles
4,362
1,414
287
137
Young Adults
7,854
6,611
596
377
Proportion (%)
Juveniles
5.6
55.5
2.5
38.7
Young Adults
5.9
58.5
3.4
37.1
2004
Sentenced
Juveniles
80,672
2,741
12,476
299
Young Adults
126,530
11,202
17,624
1,043
Custodial sentences
Juveniles
4,326
1,555
339
105
Young Adults
7,171
6,646
478
341
Proportion (%)
Juveniles
5.4
56.7
2.7
35.1
Young Adults
5.7
59.3
2.7
32.7
2005
Sentenced
Juveniles
80,087
2,378
13,420
318
Young Adults
116,149
11,153
17,709
1,040
Custodial sentences
Juveniles
4,089
1,426
375
128
Young Adults
7,234
6,684
540
411
Proportion (%)
Juveniles
5.1
60.0
2.8
40.3
Young Adults
6.2
59.9
3.0
39.5
2006
Sentenced
Juveniles
77,766
2,370
13,437
233
Young Adults
111,825
11,835
17,989
1,045
Custodial sentences
Juveniles
4,209
1,521
363
90
Young Adults
8,971
7,815
762
536
Proportion (%)
Juveniles
5.4
64.2
2.7
38.6
Young Adults
8.0
66.0
4.2
51.3
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2007
Sentenced
Juveniles
80,153
2,466
14,494
274
Young Adults
107,921
12,849
18,507
999
Custodial sentences
Juveniles
3,865
1,497
340
129
Young Adults
8,973
9,111
752
562
Proportion (%)
Juveniles
4.8
60.7
2.3
47.1
Young Adults
8.3
70.9
4.1
56.3
(1) custodial sentences include suspended sentences and fully suspended sentences.
A new suspended sentence order introduced by the Criminal Justice Act 2003 came into force on 4 April 2005 and replaces the previous fully suspended sentences.
Suspended sentences apply only to persons aged 18 and over . Notes:
The statistics given are on a principal offence basis. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences the principal offence is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.
These figures have been drawn from administrative data systems.
Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Source:
OMS Analytical Services, Ministry of Justice
