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Reoffenders

Question for Ministry of Justice

UIN 231442, tabled on 12 March 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number was of previous prison sentences of less than six months served by people currently in prison for (a) less than six months and (b) less than 12 months.

Answered on

20 March 2019

It is not possible to identify from centrally held data the average number of previous prison sentences of less than 6 months served by people currently in prison for (a) less than 6 months and (b) less than 12 months without incurring disproportionate cost.