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Written question asked by Priti Patel (Conservative) on Thursday, 17 May 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 22 May 2012. It was answered by Crispin Blunt (Conservative) on Tuesday, 22 May 2012 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Prisoners’ Release: Foreign Nationals

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to the answer of 16 June 2011, Official Report, columns 920-3W, on foreign nationals: prisoners, how many foreign nationals convicted of (a) rape, (b) sexual offences against children, (c) other sexual offences and (d) a violent offence were released from prison after serving custodial sentences of (i) less than one year, (ii) between one and two years, (iii) between two and three years, (iv) between three and four years, (v) between four and five years, (vi) between five and six years, (vii) between six and seven years, (viii) between seven and eight years, (ix) between eight and nine years, (x) between nine and 10 years, (xi) between 10 and 11 years, (xii) between 11 and 12 years, (xiii) between 12 and 15 years, (xiv) between 15 and 20 years and (xv) over 20 years in 2011.

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Answer

The following table shows the number of foreign national prisoners released from determinate sentences for (a) rape, (b) other sexual offences, and (c) violence against the person offences, by detailed sentence length band in 2011. From the data held centrally, it is not possible to separately identify those offenders convicted of sexual offences against children; they are included with other sexual offences.

Foreign national prisoners discharged from determinate sentences, for rape, other sexual offences and violence against the person, England and Wales, 2011
Rape
 Other sexual offences
 Violence against the person
Total
 101
 138
 1,172
Less than one year
 0
 58
 818
1 years to less than 2 years
 2
 30
 145
2 years to less than 3 years
 2
 14
 67
3 years to less than 4 years
 7
 9
 41
4 years to less than 5 years
 10
 9
 35
5 years to less than 6 years
 13
 8
 18
6 years to less than 7 years
 11
 5
 15
7 years to less than 8 years
 13
 0
 10
8 years to less than 9 years
 9
 3
 7
9 years to less than 10 years
 10
 1
 5
10 years to less than 11 years
 10
 0
 2
11 years to less than 12 years
 3
 1
 4
12 years to less than 15 years
 10
 0
 4
15 years to less than 20 years
 1
 0
 1
20 years to less than life
 0
 0
 0
Note:
The data presented in this table are drawn from administrative IT systems. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
109042; 545 cc633-4W
Session
2012-13
Subjects
Crimes of violence Foreign nationals Prisoners Prisoners' release Offences against children Sexual offences Reoffenders
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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