Written question asked by Humfrey Malins (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 November 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 28 November 2002. It was answered by Hilary Benn (Labour) on Thursday, 28 November 2002 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many community service and community punishment orders have been made by the courts; how many have been breached; and how many breaches resulted in a custodial sentence being imposed in each of the last five years; how many probation/community rehabilitation orders have been made by the courts; how many have been breached; and how many breaches resulted in a custodial sentence being imposed in each of the last five years. - The information requested is published in "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales, 2000", copy in the Library. (Table 7.24 refers).

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