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Written question asked by Baroness Fall (Conservative) on Thursday, 21 December 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 January 2018. It was answered by Lord Keen of Elie (Conservative) on Tuesday, 9 January 2018 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Prisoners: Women

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of women in prison are re-offenders in (1) England, and (2) Wales; and of those, what percentage are in prison for non-violent crimes.

Answer

As of 30 June 2016, 78% of adult women in prison under immediate custodial sentence had a previous conviction or caution.

This data is published and can be found in table A1.19 here: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/633160/population-2017.xlsx

The information in the table refers to prisoners in both England and Wales, however please note there are no women’s prisons in Wales.

Regarding what percentage of women with a previous conviction are incarcerated for non-violent crimes, the information requested could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL4397
Session
2017-19
Attachment
Table A1.19
Subjects
Women Prisoners Reoffenders
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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