Community Service: Northern Ireland

Lord Blease
asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will indicate, under the operation of the community service scheme introduced in Northern Ireland in April 1979, how many persons, in each of the six-month periods for which information is available,

(i) were given community service orders;(ii) were sentenced by the courts for breaching the requirements of such orders;(iii) have been identified as having committed an offence within one year of starting their community service order.

The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (The Earl of Mansfield): The available information is as follows:
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|April 1979–30 September 1979  |
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|1 October 1979–31 March 1980  |
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|1 April 1980–30 September 1980|
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|1 October 1980–31 March 1981  |
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|1 April 1981–30 September 1981|
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|1 October 1981–31 March 1982  |
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|1 April 1982–30 September 1982|
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|1 October 1982–31 March 1983  |
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|1 April 1983–30 September 1983|
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