Written question asked by Neil O'Brien (Conservative) on Tuesday, 21 November 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 23 November 2023. It was answered by Gareth Bacon (Conservative) on Friday, 24 May 2024 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

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Reoffenders: Prison Sentences

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of previous (a) cautions and (b) convictions offenders had in each year since 2007 was before being sentenced to an immediate custodial sentence for (i) possession of a blade or point, (ii) possession of an offensive weapon, (iii) common assault, (iv) assaulting a police officer, (v) sexual assault, (vi) public order, (vii) theft, (viii) robbery, (ix) burglary, (x) drugs, (xi) criminal damage, (xii) breach of anti-social behaviour order, (xiii) fraud and (xiv) vehicle taking.