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Parole: Reoffenders

Volume 471: debated on Monday 4 February 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prison recalls there were in each of the last 12 months; how many of those were due to (a) breaches of licence and (b) committal of further offences; and if he will make a statement. (182641)

All offenders recalled to custody will have breached one or more of the conditions of their licence (including those on life licence and the home detention curfew scheme). We do not hold a comprehensive breakdown of reasons for recall prior to April 2007. The number of offenders recalled in each of the last 12 months together with the number recalled following a charge for a further offence since April 2007 is provided in the following table.

Month

Number of offenders recalled

Number recalled for further charges

January 2007

1,234

February 2007

1,147

March 2007

1,196

April 2007

957

246

May 2007

1,025

223

June 2007

1,155

261

July 2007

1,183

272

August 2007

1,214

321

September 2007

907

241

October 2007

1,157

266

November 2007

1,132

287

December 2007

992

172