(2) how many and what proportion of sentences handed down to adult (a) males and (b) females from magistrate courts were custodial sentences in each year since 1993; and if he will make a statement;
(3) how many and what proportion of sentences handed down to (a) juveniles and (b) young adults of each sex, from Crown courts were custodial sentences in each year since 1993; and if he will make a statement;
(4) how many and what proportion of sentences handed down to adult (a) males and (b) females from Crown courts were custodial sentences in each year since 1993; and if he will make a statement.
The following table shows the available information.
Male Female 10-17 18-20 21+ All ages 10-17 18-20 21+ All ages 1996 Total sentenced Magistrates court 62,792 122,891 911,573 1,097,256 7,901 16,925 229,707 254,533 Immediate custody Magistrates court 3,973 6,783 28,28 39,040 129 267 1,730 2,126 Proportion 6 6 3 4 2 2 1 1 Total sentenced Crown court 3,641 11,665 51,845 67,151 263 817 5,347 6,427 Immediate custody Crown court 2,300 7,422 32,084 41,806 95 278 1,904 2,277 Proportion 63 64 62 62 36 34 36 35 1997 Total sentenced Magistrates court 65,127 126,496 892,539 1,084,162 9,043 16,352 184,404 209,799 Immediate custody Magistrates court 3,963 7,272 32,271 43,506 166 341 2,504 3,01 Proportion 6 6 4 4 2 2 1 1 Total sentenced Crown court 4,520 12,633 55,077 72,230 402 978 5,807 7,187 Immediate custody Crown court 2,812 7,871 34,146 44,829 142 301 2,052 2,495 Proportion 62 62 62 62 35 37 35 35 1998 Total sentenced Magistrates court 71,075 135,054 942,411 1,148,540 10,445 18,256 199,273 227,974 Immediate custody Magistrates court 4,294 8,191 36,250 48,735 221 489 3,170 3,880 Proportion 6 6 4 4 2 3 2 2 Total sentenced Crown court 4,421 12,814 55,507 72,742 353 998 6,169 7,520 Immediate custody Crown court 2,587 7,961 34,716 45,264 115 362 2,210 2,687 Proportion 59 62 63 62 33 36 36 36 1999 Total sentenced Magistrates court 74,856 134,660 898,664 1,108,180 10,543 17,392 184,636 212,571 Immediate custody Magistrates court 4,654 9,166 39,648 53,468 275 579 3,652 4,506 Proportion 6 7 4 5 3 3 2 2 Total sentenced Crown court 4,406 12,343 52,850 69,599 355 1,017 6,064 7,436 Immediate custody Crown court 2,590 7,882 33,879 44,351 134 384 2,480 2,998 Proportion 59 64 64 64 38 38 41 40 2000 Total sentenced Magistrates court 76,863 130,703 883,668 1,091,234 10,561 18,202 219,989 248,752 Immediate custody Magistrates court 4,811 9,597 40,624 55,032 324 700 3,919 4,943 Proportion 6 7 5 5 3 4 2 2 Total sentenced Crown court 3,707 12,121 51,036 66,864 349 1,064 5,925 7,338 Immediate custody Crown court 2,157 7,727 33,371 43,255 122 417 2,418 2,957 Proportion 58 64 65 65 35 39 41 40 2001 Total sentenced Magistrates court 81,020 128,085 827,247 1,036,352 11,063 16,975 202,244 230,282 Immediate custody Magistrates court 5,440 9,391 42,030 56,861 329 673 4,005 5,007 Proportion 7 7 5 5 3 4 2 2 Total sentenced Crown court 3,067 11,834 49,772 64,673 335 1,013 5,867 7,215 Immediate custody Crown court 1,707 7,491 32,153 41,351 120 393 2,541 3,054 Proportion 56 63 65 64 36 39 43 42 2002 Total sentenced Magistrates court 79,792 128,871 874,896 1,083,558 10,896 17,394 222,591 250,591 Immediate custody Magistrates court 4,910 8, 770 45,652 59,332 340 622 4,619 5,581 Proportion 6 7 5 5 3 4 2 2 Total sentenced Crown court 3, 6394 12,043 52,914 68,351 466 1,076 6,172 7,714 Immediate custody Crown court 1,976 7,520 33,948 43,444 190 451 2,609 3,250 Proportion 58 62 64 64 41 42 42 42 2003 Total sentenced Magistrates court 78,292 132,064 940,769 1,151,125 11,339 17,687 223,770 252,796 Immediate custody Magistrates court 4,362 7,854 45,479 57,695 287 596 4,818 5,701 Proportion 6 6 5 5 3 3 2 2 Total sentenced Crown court 2,546 11,301 54,223 68,070 354 1,015 6,452 7,821 Immediate custody Crown court 1,414 6,611 33,140 41,165 137 377 2,595 3,109 Proportion 56 58 67 60 39 37 40 40 2004 Total sentenced Magistrates court 80,672 126,530 982,123 1,189,325 12,476 17,624 241,282 271,382 Immediate custody Magistrates court 4,326 7,171 44,351 55,848 339 478 4,719 5,536 Proportion 5 6 5 5 3 3 2 2 Total sentenced Crown court 2,741 11,202 54,073 68,016 299 1,043 6,761 8,103 Immediate custody Crown court 1,555 6,646 33,519 41,720 105 341 2,772 3,218 Proportion 57 59 62 61 35 33 47 40 2005 Total sentenced Magistrates court 80,087 116,149 927,117 1,123,353 13,420 17,709 243,193 274,322 Immediate custody Magistrates court 4,087 6,761 41,290 52,138 375 486 4,251 5,112 Proportion 5 6 4 5 3 3 2 2 Total sentenced Crown court 2,378 11,153 53,777 67,308 3183 1,040 6,934 8,292 Crown court 1,425 6,590 32,802 40,817 128 394 2,647 3,169 Immediate custody Proportion 60 59 61 61 40 38 38 38 2006 Total sentenced Magistrates court 77,766 111,825 877,482 1,067,073 13,437 17,989 238,002 269,428 Immediate custody Magistrates court 4,209 6,560 37,851 48,620 363 497 3,951 4,811 Proportion 5 6 4 5 3 3 2 2 Total sentenced Crown court 2,370 11,835 53,950 68,155 233 1,045 7,006 8,284 Immediate custody Crown court 1,521 6,486 31,546 39,553 90 354 2,589 3,033 Proportion 64 55 58 58 39 34 37 37 Source: Ministry of Justice
These figures have been drawn from administrative data systems. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies in any large scale recording system.