Written question asked by Cheryl Gillan (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 November 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, how many people have reoffended following a sentence of intermittent custody. - Inc figure.

Answer: Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have reoffended following a sentence of intermittent custody. [199973] Paul Goggins: The intermittent custody pilots have been running at two prisons since 26 January 2004. Up to 28 November, 138 intermittent custody orders had been made; only one offender has received a further sentence for an offence committed after their intermittent custody order was imposed. It is too soon to predict or to calculate reliable reconviction rates.

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