Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Tuesday, 20 April 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 28 April 1999. It was answered by George Howarth (Labour) on Wednesday, 28 April 1999 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offenders convicted of (a) sexual offences and (b) violent offences have been released on home detention curfew on or since 28th January. - Including figures.

Answer: Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offenders convicted of (a) sexual offences and (b) violent offences have been released on home detention curfew on or since 28 January. [81947] Mr. George Howarth: No prisoner has been placed on home detention curfew who has been convicted of an offence to which part I of the Sexual Offenders Act 1997 applies. One offender has been placed on home detention curfew whose current sentence is for bigamy but this is not an offence to which part I of the Sexual Offences Act 1997 applies. Of the 3,730 offenders who have been placed on home detention curfew up to Monday 19 April, 617 offenders have a current conviction for an offence of violence. Only prisoners serving less than four years are eligible for consideration for home detention curfew. All eligible prisoners must pass a risk assessment before they can be placed on home detention curfew. Prisoners who either pose a risk to the public or a risk of re-offending during the home detention curfew period, or are unlikely to comply with terms of curfew, will not be granted home detention curfew.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 81947; 330 c159W;330 c161-2W
Session: 1998-99
Subjects: Curfews Crimes of violence Electronic tagging Offenders Prisoners' release Sexual offences
Contains statistics: Yes