(2) how many people in England and Wales were sentenced for a second class A drug trafficking offence covered by s.3 of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 to a sentence of (a) seven or more years imprisonment, (b) imprisonment of less than seven years and (c) a non-custodial sentence in each year since 1998;
(3) how many people in England and Wales were sentenced for a third domestic burglary offence covered by s.3 of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 to a sentence of (a) seven or more years imprisonment, (b) imprisonment of less than seven years and (c) a non-custodial sentence in each year since 1998.
The data held centrally are not in a format to allow us to answer these questions completely. We are able to answer part (a) for questions 155207 and 155209, we are unable to answer parts (b) and (c) for all three questions. We are able to give the following information, for total number of persons sentenced for:
(i) life for a second serious offence
(ii) minimum seven years for a third class A drug trafficking
(iii) Minimum three years for a third domestic burglary since 2000. Please see as follows (table 2.6 of ‘Sentencing Statistics, England and Wales’).
Number of persons Section 109 Section 110 Section 111 Life for second serious offence Minimum seven years for third class A drug trafficking offence Minimum three years for third domestic burglary 2000 57 2 — 2001 51 1 6 2002 44 — 2 2003 48 3 13 2004 47 4 46 2005 143 3 89 1 Section 109 was replaced in April 2005 by sentences of imprisonment for public protection. Figures therefore relate to offences committed prior to that date.
Also available at:
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs07/hosb0307.pdf
Although care is taken in collating and analysing the returns used to compile these figures, the data are of necessity subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system. Consequently, although figures are shown to the last digit in order to provide a comprehensive record of the information collected, they are not necessarily accurate to the last digit shown.