asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the table showing the percentage of sentence served in different sentence bands by
My noble Friend the Minister of State is arranging for an analysis of the available information and will write to the right hon. Member.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the table showing the percentage of sentence served in different sentence bands by persons committed to prison in default of payment of fines in 1970, 1971 and 1972, which was attached to the letter of 29th October 1973 from the noble Viscount the Minister of State, Home Office, to the right hon. Member for Birkenhead ; and whether he will insert in the table an additional column stating the number of persons committed in each sentence band.
Yes. The additional information has been included in the following table.non-criminal prisoners committed by magistrates' courts and discharged in 1970, 1971 and 1972, which was attached to the letter of 22nd November 1973 from the noble Lord the Minister of State, Home Office, to the right hon. Member for Birkenhead ; and whether
he will insert in the table two additional columns stating the number of persons committed in each sentence band, the first column stating the numbers committed for family maintenance and
| NON-CRIMINAL PRISONERS COMMITTED BY MAGISTRATES' COURTS AND DISCHARGED IN 1970, 1971 AND 1972 | ||||||
| Percentages of Total Dischargea | ||||||
| Committed for Wife's and Children's Maintenance or for Bastardy Arrears | ||||||
| Percentages of Sentence Served | ||||||
| Length of Sentence* in Weeks (the words "up to" mean "up to and including") | Number† of persons discharged | Over 10 per cent. | Over 10 per cent. | Over 80 per cent. | Over 95 per cent. | |
| 1970 | ||||||
| Up to 2 weeks | … | 63 | 95 | 78 | 71 | 52 |
| Over 2 up to 4 weeks | … | 364 | 92 | 83 | 75 | 57 |
| Over 4 up to 8 weeks | … | 2,865 | 95 | 87 | 83 | 58 |
| Over 8 up to 12 weeks | … | 26 | 89 | 85 | 39 | 31 |
| Over 12 up to 26 weeks | … | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| Over 26 weeks | … | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | ||||||
| Up to 2 weeks | … | 63 | 97 | 81 | 73 | 49 |
| Over 2 up to 4 weeks | … | 318 | 91 | 79 | 74 | 58 |
| Over 4 up to 8 weeks | … | 2,596 | 95 | 87 | 83 | 57 |
| Over 8 up to 12 weeks | … | 24 | 96 | 79 | 29 | 25 |
| Over 12 up to 26 weeks | … | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| Over 26 weeks | … | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | ||||||
| Up to 2 weeks | … | 48 | 98 | 81 | 65 | 40 |
| Over 2 up to 4 weeks | … | 314 | 90 | 79 | 73 | 56 |
| Over 4 up to 8 weeks | … | 2,615 | 94 | 84 | 80 | 55 |
| Over 8 up to 12 weeks | … | 24 | 88 | 67 | 50 | 56 |
| Over 12 up to 26 weeks | … | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| Over 26 weeks | … | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Committals | ||||||
| Proportion of Sentence Served | ||||||
| Length of Sentence* in Weeks (the words "up to" mean "up to and including") | Number† of persons discharged | Over 10 per cent. | Over 50 per cent. | Over 80 per cent. | Over 95 per cent. | |
| 1970 | ||||||
| Up to 2 weeks | … | 104 | 89 | 64 | 55 | 38 |
| Over 2 up to 4 weeks | … | 187 | 82 | 53 | 45 | 35 |
| Over 4 up to 8 weeks | … | 377 | 75 | 55 | 48 | 34 |
| Over 8 up to 12 weeks | … | 78 | 63 | 39 | 24 | 21 |
| Over 12 up to 26 weeks | … | 123 | 37 | 20 | 8 | 5 |
| Over 26 weeks | … | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | ||||||
| Up to 2 weeks | … | 97 | 89 | 68 | 62 | 42 |
| Over 2 up to 4 weeks | … | 180 | 77 | 54 | 49 | 41 |
| Over 4 up to 8 weeks | … | 636 | 86 | 73 | 66 | 47 |
| Over 8 up to 12 weeks | … | 100 | 57 | 38 | 22 | 14 |
| Over 12 up to 26 weeks | … | 92 | 45 | 23 | 13 | 10 |
| Over 26 weeks | … | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | ||||||
| Up to 2 weeks | … | 95 | 94 | 57 | 51 | 42 |
| Over 2 up to 4 weeks | … | 140 | 77 | 46 | 39 | 29 |
| Over 4 up to 8 weeks | … | 410 | 75 | 61 | 55 | 34 |
| Over 8 up to 12 weeks | … | 92 | 52 | 35 | 24 | 22 |
| Over 12 up to 26 weeks | … | 105 | 43 | 26 | 14 | 11 |
| Over 26 weeks | … | — | — | — | — | — |
| * The periods shown relate to the length of sentence to be served at the time of committal to prison. | ||||||
| † The figures show the numbers of persons discharged from custody in the years concerned and are based on the latest available data. They exclude persons who were not released within the stated period of imprisonment because they were the subject of further charges or sentences of imprisonment. | ||||||
bastardy arrears, the second the numbers committed for other reasons.
Yes. The additional information requested has been included in the following table.