Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Thursday, 15 April 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 22 April 1999. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Thursday, 22 April 1999 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many recommendations for deportation were made by courts in cases where an offender received (a) a community sentence, (b) a sentence of less than four years imprisonment and (c) four years or more imprisonment in each of the last five years for which figures are available. - Includes table.

Answer: Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many recommendations for deportation were made by courts in cases where an offender received (a) a community sentence, (b) a sentence of less than four years imprisonment and (c) four years or more imprisonment in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [81475] Mr. Mike O'Brien: Information taken from the Home Office Court Proceedings Database is given in the table. Number of persons sentenced at all courts to (a) a community sentence and (b) immediate custody where the court also recommended deportation, England and Wales, 1993-97 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Main disposal Immediate custody by length of sentence: Community Sentence {1} Less than 4 years 4 years or over 1993 -- 8 187 1994 -- 9 230 1995 1 31 237 1996 3 14 276 1997 -- 17 297 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Includes probation order, supervision order, community service order, attendance centre order, combination order and curfew order (since 1995)

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