Freedom of Information Request
You asked for the following information from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ):
This applies to WIGAN BOROUGH only (Wigan and Leigh Magistrates’ Court)
1. How many people have been spared jail in favour of a curfew order in 2012?
2. Of these, how many have broken them?
3. How many people have broken their curfew order a) twice, b) three times, c) four times, d) five times, e) more than 5 times
4. How many people have been given a caution?
5. Of these, a) how many people have since reoffended? b) how many already have criminal records
6. Please repeat for 2011, 2010 and 2009
Your request has been handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
I can confirm that the Ministry of Justice holds the information that you have asked for.
In respect of parts one to three of your question, the table below presents:
· New starts for subjects sentenced at Wigan and Leigh magistrates’ court whose sentence included an electronically monitored curfew requirement, for 2009 to 2012;
· The number of these curfews reported by the contractor to the appropriate authority for breach action.
New starts for subjects sentenced at Wigan and Leigh magistrates’ court whose sentence included an electronically monitored curfew requirement, 2009 to 2012
2009 / 2010 / 2011 / 2012New starts / 514 / 536 / 524 / 408
Of which:
Not breached / 240 / 249 / 248 / 192
Reported for breach action / 274 / 287 / 276 / 216
Of which:
Once / 191 / 168 / 165 / 138
Twice / 44 / 49 / 54 / 33
Three times / 11 / 17 / 12 / 10
Four times / 5 / 13 / 8 / 10
Five times / 3 / 14 / 5 / 3
More than five times / 20 / 26 / 32 / 22
The data are from the electronic monitoring service providers. The information held refers to violations reaching the breach threshold reported to the relevant authority such as the Probation Trust, Prison Service, Youth Offending Service, or police, and does not necessarily relate to breach action taken. In many cases the subject subsequently went on to complete the Order with no need for further intervention.
Whilst a curfew with electronic monitoring is often used as a direct alternative to custody by sentencing Courts, it can also be used effectively for a range of offence types as a punishment, or as a tool to complement other community sentence interventions in a wider offender management package.
For parts four and five, no cautions were given at Wigan and Leigh magistrates’ court. Cautions are administered by the police and are not a court disposal.
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