The number of offenders sentenced at all courts in England and Wales for offences under the Video Recordings Act 1984, from 1995 to 2007 (latest available) is shown in the following tables. Prior to 1995 data under the Video Recordings Act 1984 were held under a miscellaneous group of offences and cannot be separately identified.
Sentencing Statistics 2008 will be published on 28 January 2010.
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Section 9 Suspended sentences 0 0 1 0 0 0 Immediate custody 1 2 2 3 4 2 ACSL2 4.0 1.5 6.5 6.0 5.9 4.5 Number of fines 30 49 36 16 44 60 Sum of fines imposed (£) 10,380 28,060 7,555 7,830 13,835 28,660 Section 10 Suspended sentences 0 0 0 0 0 1 Immediate custody 1 4 3 2 8 7 ACSL 2.0 3.3 4.0 2.0 2.4 3.4 Number of fines 52 46 53 47 44 52 Sum of fines imposed (£) 14,340 16,550 15,830 14,710 12,570 11,420 Section 11 Suspended sentences 0 0 0 0 0 0 Immediate custody 1 0 1 0 0 0 ACSL 4.0 — 1.9 — — — Number of fines 7 17 15 18 33 16 Sum of fines imposed (£) 4,400 6,405 7,780 7,925 26,350 16,450 Section 12 Suspended sentences 0 0 0 0 0 0 Immediate custody 0 0 0 0 0 0 ACSL — — — — — — Number of fines 2 1 0 0 0 0 Sum of fines imposed (£) 350 250 — — — — Section 13 Suspended sentences 0 0 0 0 0 0 Immediate custody 0 0 0 0 0 0 ACSL — — — — — — Number of fines 1 1 0 1 1 3 Sum of fines imposed (£) 200 70 — 350 1,000 800 Section 14 Suspended sentences 0 0 0 0 0 0 Immediate custody 0 0 0 0 0 0 ACSL — — — — — — Number of fines 1 0 1 1 0 1 Sum of fines imposed (£) 25 — 4,000 1,250 — 100
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Section 9 Suspended sentences 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 Immediate custody 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 ACSL2 3.0 — — 4.0 6.0 — — Number of fines 47 48 37 21 21 5 11 Sum of fines imposed (£) 15,250 18,020 8,925 9,420 7,155 750 5,735 Section 10 Suspended sentences 2 1 1 1 3 5 5 Immediate custody 6 2 4 4 7 15 24 ACSL 2.3 9.5 5.0 5.3 4.0 3.0 2.5 Number of fines 40 44 21 24 20 23 9 Sum of fines imposed (£) 22,060 26,785 17,195 15,410 8,579 14,095 11,325 Section 11 Suspended sentences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Immediate custody 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ACSL — — — — — — — Number of fines 9 12 14 6 8 8 0 Sum of fines imposed (£) 12,400 12,950 12,900 4,650 3,910 9,950 — Section 12 Suspended sentences 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Immediate custody 2 0 1 0 0 3 1 ACSL 0.7 — 2.0 — — 1.6 6.0 Number of fines 5 4 8 33 9 2 4 Sum of fines imposed (£) 3,550 2,300 1,325 25,495 2,900 750 2,900 Section 13 Suspended sentences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Immediate custody 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ACSL — — — — — — — Number of fines 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sum of fines imposed (£) 2,350 — — — — — — Section 14 Suspended sentences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Immediate custody 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 ACSL — — — — 0.2 — — Number of fines 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Sum of fines imposed (£) — — — 300 0 — — 1 Video Recording Act 1984, sections 9, 10, 111, 12, 13, 14. 2 ACSL (months) excludes life and indeterminate sentences. Refers only to immediate custody. Notes: 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 inherent in any large scale recording system. Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services, Ministry of Justice. Ref: PQ—311810, 18 January 2010