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The number of offences brought to justice for the Lancashire area increased from 29,336 for the 12 months ending 31 March 2001 (the earliest period since which such data have been compiled) to 42,707 (provisional figures) for the 12 months ending 31 March 2009.
With regard to prosecutions, data are not available for the constituency of Chorley. However, the total number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts in Lancashire was 70,784 in 1997 compared to 55,827 in 2008.
The latest data, which cover reoffending in the period 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009, showed that the three-month reoffending rate for offenders on the probation caseload in Lancashire was 11.96 per cent. After controlling for changes in the characteristics of offenders on the probation caseload, there was a rise in reoffending of 6.90 per cent. compared to the 2007-08 baseline. Data are not available prior to 2007 on this basis.
The number of persons commencing court order supervision by the Probation Service in Lancashire was 4,022 in 1997 and 6,866 in 2008.
29,678 civil non-family proceedings were started in the county courts of Cumbria and Lancashire HMCS area in 2008, compared to 42,686 in 1998, the first year for which these figures are available. There were also 3,679 private law applications and 262 public law applications made in the county or High Courts of this HMCS area in 2008-09, compared to 2,817 and 211 respectively in 2003-04, the first annual period for which these figures are available.
In addition, at a national level:
Local communities are being better engaged in criminal justice-by giving them a say in the types of Community Payback projects offenders carry out and allowing them to see justice being done, for example through the use of high visibility jackets. Offenders have now worked more than 14 million hours, with an estimated value to the taxpayer of over £80 million.
Major constitutional reforms have been delivered, including devolution, the Human Rights Act, Freedom of Information, Lords Reform, and a new Supreme Court for the UK.
Convictions
Mr. Evennett: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people have been convicted of (a) domestic burglary and (b) drug offences in (i) the London borough of Bexley and (ii) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency in each year since 2005. [315903]
Claire Ward: The number persons convicted of domestic burglary and drug offences in Greater London in each year between 2005 and 2008 is shown in the following table.
Court proceedings data are not available below Criminal Justice System area level. Data for 2009 are expected to be published in the autumn 2010.
| The number of persons found guilty of burglary offences and drug offences in the Greater London police force area, 2005-08( 1) , ( 2) | ||||
| Persons | ||||
| Offence | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| (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. Source: Office for Criminal Justice Reform-Ministry of Justice Our ref: PQ 315903 | ||||
Crimes of Violence: Cautions
Margaret Moran: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many of those convicted of offences of violence in the last three years had been issued with at least one caution. [316490]
Claire Ward: Figures for offenders sentenced for violence against the person who had previously been issued with a caution for any offence are shown in the following table.
These figures represent a further breakdown of the statistics in Table 6.5 of 'Sentencing Statistics 2008' which was published on 28 January 2010 and can be found at:
Figures are for both adults and juveniles
The figures have been drawn from the police's administrative IT system, the police national computer, which, as with any large scale recording system, is subject to possible errors with data entry and processing. The figures are provisional and subject to change as more information is recorded by the police.
| Sentences given for an offence of violence against the person( 1) , and number of sentences when the offender had previously received a caution, 2006-08, England and Wales | |||
| With at least one caution previously( 2) | |||
| Number of sentences for an offence of violence against the person | Number of sentencing occasions | Percentage of total | |
| (1) The figures are a count of primary offences only. Offenders sentenced on more than one occasion during this period will be represented in table on each occasion. (2) At the time of sentence the offender has at least one record on the police national computer of a reprimand, warning or caution for an offence of any kind. | |||
Departmental Manpower
Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the proportion of staff of (a) his Department and its predecessors and (b) its agencies managed out in the last five years who remain working in the public sector. [313851]
Mr. Wills: Information on the destination of staff who leave the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is not recorded centrally as there is no requirement to collect this information. To obtain this information we would need to contact all relevant staff to find out where they are now working, this could be done only at disproportionate cost.
Driving Offences
Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people in the Sussex police force area and England were disqualified from driving as a result of (a) drink driving, (b) speeding and (c) dangerous or careless driving in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2008. [316058]
Claire Ward: The number persons disqualified from driving as a result of convictions for (a) drink driving, (b) speeding and (c) dangerous or careless driving in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2008 at all courts in the Sussex police force area and in England for 1997 and 2008 are shown in the following tables 1 and 2.
Court proceedings data are not available at parliamentary constituency level. Data for 2009 are expected to be published in the autumn of 2010.
| Table 1: Number of disqualifications imposed at all courts in Sussex for selected motoring offences, from 1997 and 2008( 1, 2, 3) | ||
| Number of offences | ||
| Offence type | 1997 | 2008 |
| (1) It is known that for some police force areas, the reporting of court proceedings, in particular those relating to summary motoring offences, may be less than complete. (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 )Previously issued data have been revised. Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services-Ministry of Justice. | ||
| Table 2: Number of disqualifications imposed at all courts in England, for selected motoring offences, from 1998 to 2007( 1, 2, 3,)( 4) | ||
| Number of offences | ||
| Offence type | 1997 | 2008 |
| (1) It is known that for some police force areas, the reporting of court proceedings, in particular those relating to summary motoring offences, may be less than complete. (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 )Figures given include revised figures for Sussex police force area. (4) Excludes convictions for Cardiff magistrates court for April, July and August 2008. Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services-Ministry of Justice. | ||
Driving Offences: West Yorkshire
Greg Mulholland: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people were convicted of causing death by dangerous driving in the West Yorkshire police force area in 2008. [315538]
Claire Ward: During 2008, a total of 13 people were convicted of causing death by dangerous driving at all courts in the West Yorkshire police force area.
The statistics 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 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.
Land Registry: Gloucester
Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent representations he has received on the effects of the Land Registry's accelerated transformation programme on its Gloucester office. [315880]
Mr. Wills: Land Registry published their Accelerated Transformation Proposals on 22 October 2009. Under the current proposals, Land Registry would retain an office in Gloucester.
A public consultation on the proposals ended on 29 January. Land Registry have received letters from local MPs and constituents in Gloucester and the surrounding area regarding these proposals. All contributions are now being considered and Land Registry currently plans to announce final decisions and publish a full responses document in March.
Legal Aid
Mr. Blunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when he next expects to meet the Chief Executive of the Legal Services Commission to discuss the Commission's work in procurement of legal aid in England and Wales. [316140]
Bridget Prentice: Meetings are held regularly with the Legal Services Commission at which a wide range of issues are discussed. One of the key current items on the agenda is the PAC report, which we welcome.
Members: Correspondence
John Hemming: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when he plans to respond to the Office of the Judicial Ombudsman with his comments on the representations made to that office by the hon. Member for Birmingham, Yardley on 8 December 2009. [315963]
Mr. Straw: The Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman determined a complaint dated 2 April 2009 from the hon. Member. In compliance with statute, he sent his draft report about that complaint to me and to the Lord Chief Justice on 8 December 2009. Officials commented on my behalf on 26 January 2010 and the final report was issued, by the ombudsman, on 28 January 2010.
Milton Keynes
Mr. Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will set out, with statistical information related as directly as possible to North East Milton Keynes constituency, the effects on Milton Keynes of the policies and actions of his Department and its predecessors since 1997. [316039]
Mr. Wills: The Ministry of Justice's work spans criminal, civil and family justice, democracy, rights and the constitution. Every year around 9 million people use our services in 900 locations across the United Kingdom, including 650 courts and tribunals and 139 prisons in England and Wales.
The range of the Department's policies and actions is wide and the statistical information relating to it is not normally collected on a constituency basis. Consequently, some of the information requested in the question cannot be provided in the form requested except at a disproportionate cost.
Although data on sentencing for the period are not available for the constituency of North-East Milton Keynes, they are available for the Thames Valley. They show the total number of offenders sentenced annually was 38,701 in 1997 and 38,306 in 2008, the latest period for which such information is available.
The number of offences brought to justice for the Thames Valley area increased from 29,877 for the 12 months ending 31 March 2001 (the earliest period since which such data has been compiled) to 48,465 (provisional figures) for the 12 months ending 31 March 2009.
With regard to prosecutions, data is not available for the constituency of North-East Milton Keynes. However, the total number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts in the Thames Valley was 53,716 in 1997 compared to 47,425 in 2008.
The latest data, which cover reoffending in the period 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009, showed that the three month reoffending rate for offenders on the probation case load in Milton Keynes was 9.48 per cent. After controlling for changes in the characteristics of offenders on the probation case load, there was an increase in reoffending of 2.99 per cent. compared to the 2007-08 baseline. Data are not available prior to 2007 on this basis.
The number of persons commencing court order supervision by the probation service in the Thames Valley was 3,716 in 1997and 5,256 in 2008.
44,212 civil non-family proceedings were started in the county courts of Thames Valley HMCS area in 2008, compared to 67,187 respectively in 1998, the first year for which these figures are available. There were also 3,573 private law applications and 218 public law applications made in the county or High Courts of this HMCS area in 2008-09, compared to 3,422 and 282 respectively in 2003-04, the first annual period for which these figures are available.
In addition, at a national level:
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