Written question asked by Ross Cranston (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 January 2005. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Monday, 10 January 2005 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of probation areas (a) met and (b) exceeded the 90 per cent. breach target within 10 days in each year since 2001; and what progress the National Probation Service has made on breach targets since April 2001. - Inc table and figure.

Answer: Ross Cranston: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of probation areas (a) met and (b) exceeded the 90 per cent. breach target within 10 days in each year since 2001; and what progress the National Probation Service has made on breach targets since April 2001. [204121] Paul Goggins: The proportion of areas meeting or exceeding the 90 per cent. target to breach within 10 working days those offenders that have breached the conditions of their orders or licenses is shown in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of areas Percentage of areas 2001-02 1 2 2002-03 6 14 2003-04 13 31 2004-05 (April-September) 22 52 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 204121; 429 c355W;429 c353W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Enforcement Probation orders National Probation Service for England and Wales Standards
Contains statistics: Yes
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