Question follow-through · 16971

Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) community sentences, (b) deferred sentences, (c) conditional discharges and (d) custodial sentences have been given in (i) Wales and (ii) England in each of the last 20 years.

answeredLiz Saville RobertsMinistry of Justice

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Answering body: Ministry of Justice
Tabled: 29 Nov 2024
Target answer date: 4 Dec 2024
Answer: 5 Dec 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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29 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) community sentences, (b) deferred sentences, (c) conditional discharges and (d) custodial sentences have been given in (i) Wales and (ii) England in each of the last 20 years.
4 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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5 Dec 2024
Answer published
The Ministry of Justice publishes data on sentences given at criminal courts in England and Wales between January 2010 and June 2024 in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Crim...

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