Convictions: Video Recordings Act 1984 Mr. Don Foster To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (a) how much was levied in fines, (b) how many custodial sentences were handed down and (c) what the average length was of sentences imposed following conviction under the provisions of section (i) 9, (ii) 10, (iii) 11, (iv) 12, (v) 13 and (vi) 14 of the Video Recordings Act 1984 as amended by the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 in each year since each such section came into force. Claire Ward 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| | | | | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------