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Although, there has been a 43 per cent. increase in reported information and IT security related breaches/incidents, much of this is the result of the implementation of a robust information assurance programme. This has included the need for all areas to robustly apply procedures
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for reporting security incidents, including the identification and investigation of the departure, however minor, from all security procedures. The result is an evidently improving information security management system. This has seen a 70 per cent. reduction in the number or significant information security incidents/breaches between the two reporting years.

The figures above detail a 47 per cent. increase in building/physical related breaches/incidents and 87 per cent. decrease in operational security breaches between the two years. 97 per cent. of these relate to either prison or court physical security operational breaches/incidents. The split is solely attributable to the change in the way HM Prison Service have assigned breaches/incidents to classifications between the two years.

Sentencing: Foreigners

Mr. Grieve: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2009, Official Report, column 86W, on sentencing: foreigners, (1) how many of the three prisoners discharged from a mandatory life sentence were (a) handed over to the custody of the UK Border Agency and (b) transferred to approved premises; [287735]

(2) what the nationality was of each of the three prisoners discharged from a mandatory life sentence. [287938]

Mr. Straw: Of the three prisoners discharged from a mandatory life sentence, one was an Irish national, one an Indian national and one a Pakistani national. None of the offenders was subject to deportation or, therefore, taken into UK Border Agency custody. One of the three was released into approved premises; the other two were released into alternative accommodation, which had been risk-assessed by the probation service.

All three were released subject to supervision on life licence by the probation service.

There are 101 approved premises in England and Wales. Approved premises are used primarily to supervise certain high risk of harm offenders on release from custody. They provide for the kind of effective and close supervision of certain offenders which would be much more difficult to achieve if those offenders were dispersed into less suitable accommodation elsewhere in the community.

Trespassing: Agricultural Land

Mr. Roger Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prosecutions for trespass on agricultural land (a) resulted and (b) did not result in a conviction in the last three years. [286254]

Claire Ward: Offences related to "trespass on agricultural land" are covered by sections 61, 63, 68, and 70 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.

The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts in England and Wales for these offences under the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 are shown in the table.

It should be noted that offences under the aforementioned statute and appropriate sections are not solely for "trespass on agricultural land".

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The found guilty column may exceed those proceeded against, as it may be the case that the proceedings in the magistrates court took place in the preceding year and they were found guilty at the Crown court in the following year, or the defendants were found guilty of a different offence to the original offence proceeded against.

These data are on the principal offence basis. The figures given in the table on court proceedings relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal
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offence for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences, the offence selected is the one 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.

Court proceedings data for 2008 will be available in the autumn of 2009.

Number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts for offences under the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 Sections 61, 63, 68, and 70, in England and Wales, 2003 to 2007( 1,2,3)
		Proceeded against			Found guilty
Statute	Offence description	2005	2006	2007	2005	2006	2007
Public Order Act 1986 Part II S.14B(3) as added by Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 S.70	Inciting another to take part in a prohibited trespassory assembly	1	1	0	0	0	1
Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 S.61	Failing to leave land when directed or to return as a trespasser within three months	1	3	2	0	2	2
Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 S.63	Failing to leave land when directed or returning within 7 days of the direction (raves)	0	1	13	0	1	9
Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 S.68	Disrupting or obstructing a lawful activity or seeking to intimidate	60	36	87	39	26	69
Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 S.63 (7A) and (7B) as added by Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 S.58	Committing an offence knowing that a direction under S.63(2) applies and making preparations for or attending a gathering (rave) within 24 hours starting when the direction was given	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		62	41	102	39	29	81
(1) The figures given in the table on court proceedings relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it 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. (2 )Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. (3) The found guilty column may exceed those proceeded against, as it may be the case that the proceedings in the magistrates court took place in the preceding year and they were found guilty at the Crown court in the following year, or the defendants were found guilty for a different offence to the original offence proceeded against. Source: Evidence and Analysis Unit-Office for Criminal Justice Reform, Ministry of Justice

Visas: Fraud

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many convictions for offences of fraud in relation to visa applications there were in (a) England, (b) the East of England region, (c) Essex and (d) Castle Point in each of the last 10 years. [286368]

Claire Ward: The number of defendants found guilty at all courts in relation to visa application frauds for offences under the Immigration Act 1971 in England and Wales, the Essex police force area and the East of England Government Office Region from 1998 to 2007 (latest available) is shown in the table.

The statistics given relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. For example, 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.

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Information for Scotland and Northern Ireland are matters for the Scottish Executive and the Northern Ireland Office respectively.

Information held by the Ministry of Justice on the Court Proceedings Database is not available at constituency level.

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Data for 2008 will be available in the autumn 2009.

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The number of defendants found guilty at all courts for selected offences under the Immigration Act 1971, by area, 1998 to 2007( 1,2)
Offence description	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
England and Wales
Person who is not a British citizen: obtaining or seeking to obtain leave to enter or remain in the UK by deception; obtaining or seeking to obtain the avoidance, postponement or revocation of enforcement action-sections 24A(1)(a), 24A(1)(b), 3	-	-	9	106	169	117	136	146	74	83
Entering the UK in breach of a deportation order-Section 24(1)(a)	4	5	2	1	7	7	7	6	7	6
Entering the UK without leave-section 24(1)(a)	7	15	14	24	36	39	24	33	63	26
Failing to observe condition of leave-section 24(1)(b)(ii)	5	5	2	8	1	2	1	1	1	-
Sub-total	16	25	27	139	213	165	168	186	145	115
Essex police force area
Person who is not a British citizen: obtaining or seeking to obtain leave to enter or remain in the UK by deception; obtaining or seeking to obtain the avoidance, postponement or revocation of enforcement action-sections 24A(1)(a), 24A(1)(b), 3	-	-	-	2	3	9	11	27	7	1
Entering the UK in breach of a deportation order - Section 24(1 )(a)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Entering the UK without leave-section 24(1)(a)	-	1	-	-	-	2	-	1	-	-
Sub-total	-	1	-	2	3	11	11	28	7	3
East of England Government Office Region
Person who is not a British citizen: obtaining or seeking to obtain leave to enter or remain in the UK by deception; obtaining or seeking to obtain the avoidance, postponement or revocation of enforcement action-sections 24A(1)(a), 24A(1)(b), 3	-	-	-	2	6	20	16	30	8	2
Entering the UK in breach of a deportation order-Section 24(1)(a)	2	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	2
Entering the UK without leave-section 24(1)(a)	-	1	-	-	3	11	-	2	3	-
Sub-total	2	1	-	2	10	31	16	32	11	4
(1) These data are on the principal offence basis. (2) Figures given represent case that went through the courts on offences from all prosecuting departments including the police and Serious Organised Crime Agency. Note: Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. Source: Office for Criminal Justice Reform-Evidence and Analysis Unit.

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