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Mr. Kilroy-Silk
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will set up an ad hoc committee to examine ways of reducing the prison population.
Mr. Britian
No; since this subject has recently been considered both by the
| OFFENDERS SENTENCED AT THE CROWN COURT AFTER CONVICTION AT MAGISTRATES' COURTS BY TYPE OF COMMITTAL AND SENTENCE OR ORDER ENGLAND AND WALES 1978 | |||||
| Type of committal | Total number of offenders sentenced* | Non-custodial sentence | Detention centre order | Borstal training | |
| On bail or in custody | |||||
| Number | … | 16,109 | 5,352 | 757 | 4,570 |
| Percentage | … | 100·0 | 33·2 | 4·7 | 28·4 |
| In custody | |||||
| Number | … | 11,148 | 3,243 | 559 | 3,513 |
| Percentage | … | 100·0 | 29·1 | 5·0 | 31·5 |
| … | Suspended sentence | Immediate imprisonment | |||
| Type of committal | 6 months and under | Over6 months | 6 months and under | Over 6 months | |
| On bail or in custody | |||||
| Number | … | 503 | 510 | 2,287 | 2,130 |
| Percentage | … | 3·1 | 3·2 | 14·2 | 13·2 |
| In custody | |||||
| Number | … | 236 | 291 | 1,565 | 1,741 |
| Percentage | … | 2·1 | 2·6 | 14·0 | 15·6 |
| * An offender who is sentenced on one occasion for both indictable and non-indictable offences is counted twice; this is not expected to affect the percentage distribution. | |||||