The following table shows the number of people sentenced to the mandatory minimum for a third class A drug trafficking offence and third domestic burglary, under section 110 and 111 of the Power of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act (2000).
Number of persons Section 110: Minimum 7 years for third class A drug trafficking offence Section 111: Minimum 3 years for third domestic burglary 2000 2 — 2001 1 6 2002 — 2 2003 3 13 2004 4 46 2005 3 89 2006 7 229 Note: Section 109 was replaced on 4 April 2005 by sentences of imprisonment for public protection. Figures therefore relate to offences committed prior to that date.
These are numbers recorded by courts as receiving the mandatory sentence. As the Courts Proceedings Database does not include criminal histories we are not able to identify those convicted for a third time that were not given the mandatory minimum from this data source.