asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what proportion of people held on remand in the period 1983 to the latest available date were not finally convicted of an offence;(2) what proportion of people held on remand over six months in the period 1983 to the latest available date, were found not guilty of an alleged offence.
The latest readily available information is given in the following table:
Persons received into Prison Department establishments in England and Wales on initial remand in custody in 1983: by length of time between initial remand in custody and outcome of proceedings and outcome
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Percentage
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Outcome of proceedings
| Length of time between initial remand in custody and outcome of proceedings*
| Total
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Up to six months
| Over six months
| Not recorded
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| Found not guilty or not proceeded against | 3 | 8 | — | 3 |
| Sentenced | 94 | 88 | 12 | 87 |
| Not recorded | 3 | 4 | 88 | 9 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
* Including any time which may have been spent on bail after the initial remand in custody. | ||||