Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Tuesday, 18 May 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 25 May 1999. It was answered by George Howarth (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 May 1999 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offenders were made subject to (i) a Probation Order and (ii) a Combination Order in (a) 1997 and (b) 1998; and how many in each case have been breached for failure to comply with the terms of the order. - Inc tables.

Answer: Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offenders were made subject to (i) a Probation Order and (ii) a Combination Order in (a) 1997 and (b) 1998; and how many in each case have been breached for failure to comply with the terms of the order. [84890] Mr. George Howarth: The available figures are given in the tables. Persons starting supervision by the probation service England and Wales 31 December Number of persons (thousand) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Probation Order Combination Order 1997 50.9 18.9 1997 (first 9 months) 38.2 14.3 1998 (first 9 months){1} 40.6 15.2 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Estimated Termination of orders supervised by the probation service England and Wales 1997 Number of persons (thousand) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. All terminations Failed to comply with the terms of the order {1} Probation order 51.4 2.3 Combination order 16.8 1.5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Does not include terminated early for conviction of an offence.

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