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Sentencing: Young People

Volume 472: debated on Tuesday 26 February 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many and what proportion of sentences handed down to (a) juveniles and young adults of each sex, from magistrate courts were custodial sentences in each year since 1993; and if he will make a statement; (188138)

(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.

Number of offenders sentenced and given immediate custody, by court gender and age band, 1996-2000

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.