Chris Grayling:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 1 March 2010, Official Report, column 925W, on crime convictions, how many of the convictions in Table 6 placed in the Library, relating to fraud and forgery in Greater London and England and Wales, were of offenders aged (a) 10 or 11, (b) from 12 to 14, (c) from 15 to 17, (d) from 18 to 20 and (e) 21 years old and more. [321303]
Claire Ward:
The available information from 1997 to 2008 (latest available) is given in the following tables.
Number of defendants found guilty at all courts for fraud and forgery by age group in Greater London and England and Wales, from 1997 to 2008( 1, 2)
Greater London( 3)
Number of offenders
Age group
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
10 to 11
-
-
1
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
5
1
12 to 14
13
10
16
13
7
13
8
13
6
12
25
6
15 to 17
110
115
153
144
211
194
161
130
115
75
94
93
18 to 20
336
367
425
453
452
463
414
399
359
262
272
289
21 and over
2,686
3,007
2,789
2,728
2,417
2,838
3,122
3,233
3,220
3,331
4,297
4,107
Total
3,145
3,499
3,384
3,338
3,087
3,509
3,705
3,775
3,700
3,680
4,693
4,496
England and Wales
Number of offenders
Age group
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008( 4)
10 to 11
-
-
6
3
2
6
1
1
4
2
6
3
12 to 14
82
91
86
92
78
98
78
83
70
62
87
47
15 to 17
724
872
988
922
933
842
732
678
614
537
583
469
18 to 20
2,171
2,495
2,866
2,638
2,584
2,331
2,146
1,977
1,785
1,444
1,435
1,409
21 and over
14,030
16,299
16,360
15,573
14,686
14,867
15,064
15,405
15,981
16,145
17,824
17,895
Total
17,007
19,757
20,306
19,228
18,283
18,144
18,021
18,144
18,454
18,190
19,935
19,823
(1) 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. (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) Includes Metropolitan and City of London police force areas. (4) Excludes convictions for Cardiff magistrates court for April, July and August 2008. Source:
Justice Statistics Analytical Services-Ministry of Justice.
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Illegal Immigrants
Chris Grayling:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people have been (a) convicted of and (b) received the maximum available prison sentence or fine for (i) entering the UK in breach of a deportation order or without leave, (ii) remaining in the UK after leave to enter or remain had expired, (iii) 9 Mar 2010 : Column 242W
assaulting an immigration officer and (iv) trafficking people for exploitation in each year since 1998. [321258]
Claire Ward:
The requested information is provided in the following table. The total number sentenced has been supplied in lieu of the number convicted; the numbers convicted and sentenced in a year may not match due to lags in time between conviction and sentencing.
Total persons given a maximum fine and maximum sentence, 1998 to 2008
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Non-citizen entering UK in breach of a deportation order( 1)
Persons sentenced to maximum fine (£5,000)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Persons sentenced to maximum custodial sentence (6 months)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
Total sentenced
4
5
2
1
6
6
3
5
4
7
11
Non citizen entering UK without leave1
Persons sentenced to maximum fine (£5,000)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Persons sentenced to maximum custodial sentence (6 months)
0
0
0
0
11
6
6
9
8
2
2
Total sentenced
7
15
14
23
36
32
18
24
38
8
11
Non citizen having only a limited leave remaining in UK beyond the time limit( 1)
Persons sentenced to maximum fine (£5,000)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Persons sentenced to maximum custodial sentence (6 months)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
3
1
1
Total sentenced
0
5
1
4
3
5
13
5
5
3
4
Non citizen failing to observe conditions of leave( 1)
Persons sentenced to maximum fine (£5,000)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Persons sentenced to maximum custodial sentence (6 months)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total sentenced
5
5
2
8
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
Non citizen who enters UK as a member of a crew of a ship or aircraft and who is required to leave on the ship or aircraft remains in the UK beyond the time allowed( 1)
Persons sentenced to maximum fine (£5,000)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Persons sentenced to maximum custodial sentence (6 months)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
Total sentenced
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
0
0
1
4
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Non citizen failing to comply with requirements to report to a Medical Officer or to submit to a test or examination required by such an officer( 1)
Persons sentenced to maximum fine (£5,000)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Persons sentenced to maximum custodial sentence (6 months)
Persons sentenced to maximum custodial sentence (6 months)
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0
0
Total sentenced
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0
0
Assaulting an immigration officer( 2)
Persons sentenced to maximum fine (£5,000)
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0
0
Persons sentenced to maximum custodial sentence (6 months)
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0
0
Total sentenced
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0
0
Trafficking into the UK for sexual exploitation( 3,5)
Persons sentenced to maximum custodial sentence (14 years)
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0
0
0
0
0
0
Indeterminate sentences
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0
0
0
0
2
0
Total sentenced
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0
0
9
6
9
11
Trafficking within the UK for sexual exploitation( 3,5)
Persons sentenced to maximum custodial sentence (14 years)
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0
0
0
0
0
0
Indeterminate sentences
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total sentenced
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0
0
3
9
5
13
Trafficking out of the UK for sexual exploitation( 3,5)
Persons sentenced to maximum custodial sentence (14 years)
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0
0
0
0
0
0
Indeterminate sentences
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total sentenced
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0
0
0
0
1
0
Trafficking people into the UK for the purpose of exploitation( 4,5)
Persons sentenced to maximum custodial sentence (14 years)
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0
0
0
0
0
Indeterminate sentences
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0
0
0
0
0
Total sentenced
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0
2
3
0
0
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Trafficking people within the UK for the purpose of exploitation( 4,5)
Persons sentenced to maximum custodial sentence (14 years)
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0
0
0
0
0
Indeterminate sentences
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0
0
0
0
0
Total convicted
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0
0
2
0
0
Trafficking people out of the UK( 4,5)
Persons sentenced to maximum custodial sentence (14 years)
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0
0
0
0
0
Indeterminate sentences
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0
0
0
0
0
Total sentenced
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0
0
1
8
0
n/a = Not applicable (1) Offences under Immigration Act 1971 (2) Offences under UK Borders Act 2007 (3) Offences under Sexual Offences Act 2003 (4) Offences under Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants) Act 2004 (5) These figures have been drawn from the courts proceedings database and as such may differ from any figures supplied by the UK human trafficking centre which are drawn from the Police National Computer Notes:
1. 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.
2. These data have been taken from the Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings database. 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.
