Written question asked by Nick Timothy (Conservative) on Friday, 29 May 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 June 2026. It was answered by Jake Richards (Labour) on Monday, 8 June 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.
Community Orders
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many community sentences were breached in the last year; what the consequences of those breaches were; how many breaches resulted in the offender being (a) imprisoned and (b) remanded in custody; and how many offenders were given another community sentence as a result of the breach.
- Answer
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The Ministry of Justice routinely publishes data on community order and suspended sentence order terminations, by termination reason, including those terminated following a further conviction or due to non-compliance with court ordered requirements. The latest available annual figures can be found in Table 6.22 of the Offender Management Statistics Quarterly bulletin for 2025, available at the following link: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69eff92e08ecdb5c6f34b020/probation-2025.ods.
It is not possible to identify the specific outcomes of these breaches without incurring disproportionate costs.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 4470
- Session
- 2026-27
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- Prison sentences Remand in custody Community orders
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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