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Number of persons fined and total sentenced, at all courts, for having possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply by drug type and year, 1998 to 2008
England and Wales
Drug type and year	Number of persons fined	Total sentenced	Percentage of persons given fines
Cannabis
1998	244	2,713	9.0
1999	197	2,316	8.5
2000	163	1,872	8.7
2001	100	1,401	7.1
2002	103	1,383	7.4
2003	111	1,462	7.6
2004	79	1,210	6.5
2005	62	950	6.5
2006	29	884	3.3
2007	32	910	3.4
2008	48	1,142	6.3
Cocaine
1998	9	332	2.7
1999	8	345	2.3
2000	10	350	2.9
2001	9	444	2.0
2002	13	538	2.4
2003	19	682	2.8
2004	14	796	1.8
2005	14	930	1.5
2006	9	986	0.9
2007	19	1,165	1.6
2008	11	1,530	0.7
Crack Cocaine
1998	3	85	3.5
1999	2	72	2.8
2000	1	90	1.1
2001	5	118	4.2
2002	2	161	1.2
2003	2	235	0.9
2004	3	232	1.3
2005	7	303	2.3
2006	3	298	1.0
2007	3	364	0.8
2008	0	451	0.0
Ecstasy (MDMA)
1998	11	291	3.8
1999	16	454	3.5
2000	20	736	2.7
2001	20	982	2.0
2002	22	843	2.6
2003	24	743	3.2
2004	10	603	1.7
2005	8	551	1.5
2006	10	419	2.4
2007	7	509	1.4
2008	0	348	0.0
Heroin
1998	13	830	1.6
1999	18	912	2.0
2000	8	943	0.8
2001	24	1,023	2.3
2002	9	945	1.0
2003	12	1,121	1.1
2004	3	1,145	0.3
2005	5	1,118	0.4
2006	8	1,101	0.7
2007	6	1,138	0.5
2008	3	1,331	0.2
Notes: 1. These data are presented on the principal offence basis. Where an offender has been sentenced for more than one offence the principal offence is the one for which the heaviest sentence was imposed. Where the same sentence has been imposed for two or more offences the principal offence is the one for which the statutory maximum is most severe. 2. These figures have been drawn from administrative data systems. 3. 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: Justice Statistics Analytical Services, Ministry of Justice

Drugs: Rehabilitation

Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 4 February 2010, Official Report, column 493W, on drugs: rehabilitation, what proportion of offenders issued with a drug rehabilitation requirement or drug treatment and testing order completed a drug treatment programme in each of the last five years. [317834]

Claire Ward: The drug treatment and testing order (DTTO) and drug rehabilitation requirement (DRR) completion rate for each of the last five years is shown in the following table.

The proportion of offenders successfully completing DTTOs and DRRs has risen significantly from 28 per cent. in 2003 to 47 per cent. in 2008-09. This is encouraging because we know from research that offenders who complete orders have significantly lower reconviction rates (53 per cent.) than those that do not (91 per cent.)⁽¹⁾, although it is not possible to attribute this difference entirely to the programme.

These figures have been drawn from administrative data systems which may be amended at any time. 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.

Drug treatment and testing order (DTTO)/drug rehabilitation requirement (DRR) completion rate
	Percentage
2004-05	36
2005-06	40
2006-07	44
2007-08	43
2008-09	47

⁽¹⁾ Hough, M., Clancy, A., McSweeney, T. and Turnbull, P.J. (2003) 'The Impact of Drug Treatment and Testing Orders on offending: two year reconviction results'. Home Office Research Findings No. 184. London: Home Office.

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