questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners are in custody for (a) an offence relating to (i) violence against the person, (ii) sexual abuse and harassment, (iii) burglary, (iv) theft, (v) criminal damage and arson, (vi) drugs, (vii) possession of weapons, (viii) public order, (ix) miscellaneous crimes against society, (x) fraud, (b) summary offences and (c) offences not recorded as of 4 December 2023; and of those, how many and what proportion (A) have been sentenced to less than one year and (B) are foreign nationals.
answerText: The information requested in PQs 5054 and 5055 could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.The most recent prison population data published in the department’s Offender Management Statistics Quarterly (OMSQ) is as at 30 September 2023. Any request for...
heading: Prison Sentences