To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the two-year reconviction rates were in each year since 1995 in (a) England and Wales, (b) South East England and (c) Kent. (154915)

The table shows the available figures for the two year re-offending rate for adult offenders in England and Wales in the first quarter of each year. It shows the proportion of these offenders who committed a proven offence within two years of their release from prison or the commencement of a community sentence.

Figures for earlier years are not comparable with these data. Further information is available in the most recent Statistical Bulletin on adult re-offending which can be found at the following addresses:

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs07/hosb0607.pdf

No data are available at regional or county level.