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Written question asked by Philip Davies (Conservative) on Thursday, 22 February 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 February 2007. It was answered by Gerry Sutcliffe (Labour) on Monday, 5 March 2007 on behalf of the Home Office.


Sexual Offences

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of sexual offenders in prison attended the sexual offender treatment programme in each of the last five years.
Answer

The number of sex offenders in prison and the number attending programmes constantly varies. Therefore the information is not available. In addition, not all sex offenders are suitable or eligible for the programme. The following table provides information on the number of sex offender treatment programme completions in the Prison Service, and data on the sex offender population¹ at 30 June of each year."¹ Defined as prisoners with an index offence of a sexual nature."

SOTP completions¹ Sex offender population at 30 June²
2001-02 867 5,107
2002-03 948 5,294
2003-04 1,157 5,540
2004-05 1,232 5,773
2005-06 1,152 6,185
¹ Figures includes both public and contracted sectors.
² Immediate custodial sentenced population in prison establishments for sexual offences.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
457 c1765-6W;457 c1751-2W; 123766
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Rehabilitation Sexual offences Sex offender treatment programme
Link
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