Having possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply: class A
2,344
1,827
0
2,750
2,133
0
2,741
2,068
0
Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug, (or being concerned in): class A
2,184
1,804
0
2,408
1,898
0
2,512
1996
0
Having possession of a controlled drug: class B(5)
23,211
460
0
22,960
372
1
26,139
316
0
Having possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply: class B(5)
2,210
1,003
0
1,579
736
0
1,617
647
0
Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug, (or being concerned in): class B(5)
1,113
559
0
736
324
0
729
332
0
Having possession of a controlled drug: class C(6)
117
6
0
371
11
0
533
16
0
Having possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply: class C(6)
27
13
1
25
14
0
38
14
0
Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug, (or being concerned in) : class C(6)
29
13
0
32
17
0
23
7
2
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2003
2004
2005
Sentenced to:
Sentenced to:
Sentenced to:
Found guilty
Immediate custody
Maximum sentence
Found guilty
Immediate custody
Maximum sentence
Found guilty
Immediate custody
Maximum sentence
Having possession of a controlled drug: class A
10,985
907
3
10,738
788
3
10,729
796
4
Having possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply: class A
2.991
2,248
0
3,032
2,317
1
3,189
2,333
0
Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug, (or being concerned in): class A
2,688
2,157
0
2,789
2,234
0
2,786
1,870
1
Having possession of a controlled drug: class B
28,093
370
1
8,658
174
0
4,362
122
0
Having possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply: class B
1,735
599
0
1,220
522
0
497
215
0
Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug, (or being concerned in): class B
659
299
0
418
201
0
225
116
0
Having possession of a controlled drug: class C(6)
515
7
0
8,304
82
0
12,170
140
6
Having possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply: class C(6)
38
15
1
578
133
0
1,332
416
0
Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug, (or being concerned in) : class C(6)
35
4
0
254
53
2
474
163
0
2006
2007
Sentenced to:
Sentenced to:
Found guilty
Immediate custody
Maximum sentence
Found guilty
Immediate custody
Maximum sentence
Having possession of a controlled drug: class A
11,469
796
8
13,389
903
3
Having possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply: class A
3,105
2,250
0
3,500
2,469
2
Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug, (or being concerned in): class A
2,616
1,796
0
2,633
1,810
0
Having possession of a controlled drug: class B
3,836
112
0
3,234
127
2
Having possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply: class B
402
154
0
308
139
0
Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug, (or being concerned in): class B
166
78
0
84
26
0
Having possession of a controlled drug: class C(6)
12,688
175
3
15,066
197
5
Having possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply: class C(6)
1,475
493
0
1,645
520
0
Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug, (or being concerned in) : class C(6)
573
186
0
568
166
0
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(1) These data are on the principal offence basis. (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) Staffordshire Police Force were only able to submit sample data for persons proceeded against and convicted in the magistrates courts for the year 2000. Although sufficient to estimate higher orders of data, these data are not robust enough at a detailed level and have been excluded from the table. (4) Cannabis was reclassified in January 2004 to a class C drug, Guidelines advised that offenders over the age of 18 could be given, for possession only, a "cannabis warning" which does not constitute a criminal record. (5) Cannabis was re-classified to a class C drug in January 2004. From 1997-2004 the class B category includes cannabis, from 2005-2007 cannabis is included in class C. (6) From January 2004 the statutory maximum penalty for Possession with intent to intent to supply and supplying a class C drug was increased from five to 14 years. Those sentenced in 2004 were all assumed to be eligible for the five year maximum those sentenced from 2005 onwards are assumed to be eligible for the 14 year maximum although as the date of offence is not known this may not be true of all cases. Source:
Office for Criminal Justice Reform-Evidence and Analysis unit (OCJR-E and A).
