To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many offenders were enrolled in community service programmes in Northern Ireland in each of the last six years; how many offenders breached their community service orders over the same period; and what the consequence was of the breach in each case in which no legal proceedings are active. (130920)

The Probation Board for Northern Ireland supervises Community Service Orders and Combination Orders, both of which require a number of hours of unpaid work to be completed by the offender.

The following table specifies the number of Community Service and Combination Orders made in the past six years.

When offenders do not comply with the conditions outlined in a community based sanction, they may be returned to court for breach proceedings.

The following table specifies the number of breach proceedings initiated against individuals subject to Community Service and Combination Orders.

The Probation Board has implemented an electronic case management system to record details of those subject to community supervision. This database has been operational across the PBNI from June 2006. Prior to June 2006, the Probation Board did not centrally collate the outcome of breach proceedings.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many hours of community service were carried out by offenders in Northern Ireland in each of the last six years. (130921)

I am advised by the Probation Board for Northern Ireland that the numbers of hours of unpaid work to which offenders are sentenced in respect of community service and combination orders is as shown in the following table.