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Mr. Allen: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many persons were convicted of offences of intimidation or harming of witnesses in each year since 2001; and how many of those received a custodial sentence. [193613] Paul Goggins: [holding answer 26 October 2004]: I have been asked to reply. Statistics of persons (a) convicted and (b) given a custodial sentence for offences of intimidation or harming of witnesses are contained in the table. Statistics for 2003 will be published in November. Number of persons found guilty and sentenced to custody at all courts for offences of Attempting to Pervert the Course of Public Justice England and Wales 2001 to 2002 1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Offence description Statute Year Found guilty Custodial sentence Attempting to Pervert the Common Law 2001 1,798 924 Course of Public Justice (Fabrication of false evidence, cause person to be wrongly convicted, interference with witness, etc.) 2002 1,549 737 Intimidating a juror or Criminal Justice and 2001 348 174 witness or person assisting Public Order Act 1994 in investigation of section 51(1) offenders 2002 415 187 Harming or threatening to Criminal Justice and 2001 76 30 harm a juror, witness or Public Order Act 1994 person assisting in section 51(2) investigation of offences 2002 65 34 Intimidating or intending to Criminal Justice and 2001 -- -- intimidate a witness Police Act 2001 section 39 2002 3 2 Harming or intending to harm Criminal Justice and 2001 -- -- a witness Police Act 2001 section 40 2002 1 -- _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 These data are on the principal offence basis.

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Type

Written question

Reference

426 c1074W;426 c1078W; 193613

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Convictions Intimidation Offences against the administration of justice Sentencing Witnesses Violence

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