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Written question asked by Edward Timpson (Conservative) on Friday, 14 November 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 19 November 2008. It was answered by Maria Eagle (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 November 2008 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Children: Protection

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many people convicted of causing or allowing the death of a child or vulnerable adult since 2005 received (a) a custodial sentence of less than 12 months, (b) a custodial sentence of more than 12 months but less than four years, (c) a custodial sentence of four years of more, (d) an indeterminate sentence for public protection, (e) a suspended sentence, (f) a community sentence and (g) a conditional discharge;
Answer

The requested information is contained in the following tables.2006 is the latest year for which annually published statistics are available.Data for 2007 will be published on 27 November.

Number of persons proceeded against and number sentenced¹ for the offence of causing or allowing the death of a child or vulnerable person by result and sentence length, all courts, England and Wales, 2005 and 2006
Result
Offence description Number of prosecutions Number of convictions Conditional discharge Community sentence Fully suspended sentence Immediate custody Indeterminate sentence²
2005 Causing or allowing the death of a child or vulnerable person³ 2 — — — — — —
2006 3 2 — — — 2 —
Sentence length
Offence description Less than 12 months 12 months and over and less than four years Over four years
2005 Causing or allowing the death of a child or vulnerable person³ — — —
2006 — — 2
¹ These data are on the principal offence basis.
² Sentences of imprisonment for public protection introduced by the Criminal Justice Act 2003 on 4 April 2005.
³ Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (S.5)
Note:
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:
OMS Analytical Services.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
483 c453-4W; 237309
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Children Protection Vulnerable adults
Link
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