To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a table showing (a) the variety of non-custodial sentences given for the offence of taking a vehicle without consent for the years 1980–88 and (b) a breakdown of custodial and non-custodial sentences for the above offence for 1989 and 1990.
The information requested is given in the tables. 1990 data are not yet available.
Sentence disposals
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Year
| Total for sentence
| Absolute discharge
| Conditional discharge
| Fine
| Probation order
| Supervision order
| Community service order
| Attendance centre order
| Care order
| Fully suspended sentence
| Immediate custody
| Otherwise dealt with
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| 1981 | 8 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 1982 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 1984 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 1985 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — |
| 1986 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | — |
| 1987 | 14 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — |
| 19881 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1989 | 15 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 |
1 These two triable-either-way offences were reclassified as summary offences under the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (12 October 1988) | ||||||||||||
Table C. Number of persons sentenced to immediate custody at all courts for offences of unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle and unauthorised taking of a conveyance other than motor vehicle or pedal cycle by type of disposal and sentence length 1989.
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England and Wales
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Offence
| Total immediate custody
| Custodial sentence disposal
| Sentence length
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Young offender institution
| Partly suspended sentence
| Unsuspended sentence
| 6 months and under
| Over 6 months and up to 1 year
| Over 1 year and up to 18 months
| Over 18 months and up to 2 years
| Over 2 years and up to 3 years
| Over 3 years
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| Unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle | 2,515 | 1,617 | 12 | 886 | 2,459 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Unauthorised taking of a conveyance other than a motor vehicle or pedal cycle | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — |