To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people, by Crown court circuit region, are on remand in custody awaiting trial in the Crown court. [34806]
Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Derek Lewis to Mr. Stephen Byers, dated 17 July 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking how many people, by Crown Court circuit region, are on remand in custody awaiting trial in the Crown Court.
The available information shows that there were 4,224 untried prisoners in Prison Service establishments on 31 May 1995 in England and Wales who were committed for, or were in the course of, trial at the Crown Court. A breakdown by Crown Court circuit region is not available.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average period of time for which a person has been held on remand in custody in prisons in England and Wales during the last 12 months. [34349]
Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Derek Lewis to Mr. Tom Cox, dated 17 July 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking what is the average period of time for which a person has been held on remand in custody in prisons in England and Wales during the last 12 months.
The information requested is given in the attached table.
Estimated average time spent in custody for untried and convicted unsentenced prisoners, in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales, June 1994-May 19951
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Type of custody
| Receptions June 1994-May 1995
| Estimated average number of days in custody4
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| Untried2 | 55,802 | 59 |
| Convicted unsentenced3 | 29,191 | 39 |
1 Provisional figures. | ||
2 Time spent in custody before conviction. | ||
3 Time spent in custody after conviction before sentence. | ||
4 Estimated from number of receptions and average population in 1994–95. | ||