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Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Wednesday, 8 July 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 July 2009. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Monday, 13 July 2009 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.


Fines: Defaulters

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of all prison receptions in Northern Ireland have been of fine defaulters in each of the last three years.
Answer

The following table gives the number and percentage of prison receptions in Northern Ireland for fine default as compared with all prison receptions. Data cover the calendar years 2006 to 2008.

Percentage of all prison receptions for fine default in Northern Ireland 2006-08
Fine defaulter receptions Total receptions Percentage of fine defaulter
2006 1,951 6,472 30.1
2007 1,724 6,061 28.4
2008 1,742 6,185 28.2

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
496 c40W; 286312
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Defaulters Fines Northern Ireland
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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