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Summary: Monthly statistical release on the numbers released from prison on end of custody licence and offenders recalled back to prison during the end of custody licence period. The publication contains details on releases by offence group, sentence length, age, ethnic group and establishment, and recalls by reason for recall. These data are now in the Offender Management Statistics Quarterly Bulletins. http://www.justice.gov.uk/statistics/prisons-and-probation/oms-quarterly/oms-quarterly-editions

Summary: Presents the most recent crime statistics from the British Crime Survey and police recorded crime. From this quarter, and following a consultation concluded on 15 January 2010 (announced in the quarterly bulletin published on 22 October 2009), recorded crime figures will now be reported on a rolling 12 month basis.  This brings greater consistency with the reporting of recorded crime in the annual bulletin and the treatment of British Crime Survey findings.  Quarterly recorded crime data will still be available alongside these bulletins.

Summary: Reports on additional analysis of crime data not included in the main 'Crime in England and Wales 2007/08' publication.

Summary: Monthly statistical release on the numbers released from prison on end of custody licence and offenders recalled back to prison during the end of custody licence period. The publication contains details on releases by offence group, sentence length, age, ethnic group and establishment, and recalls by reason for recall. These data are now in the Offender Management Statistics Quarterly Bulletins. http://www.justice.gov.uk/statistics/prisons-and-probation/oms-quarterly/oms-quarterly-editions

Summary: Conditional Cautioning was brought in by the Criminal Justice Act 2003 and is operated under a statutory Code of Practice. The Code of Practice requires the Director of Public Prosecutions to issue supporting guidance. Offences suitable for Conditional Cautioning are set out at Annex A of the sixth edition of the DPP’s Guidance. Conditional Cautions are one of a range of out of court disposals and provide an effective, swift and speedy resolution in appropriate cases. At present a Conditional Caution can be administered where an offender aged 18 or over, on admitting the offence, accepts a caution with condition(s). If the conditions are complied with or completed within the timescales determined by the prosecutor, the case is finalised and there is no prosecution. If, however, the conditions are not complied with, a prosecution may follow. Conditional Conditions can be: Reparative (such as writing a letter of apology, repairing damage; paying compensation or undertaking unpaid work in the community, if public or the wider community are the victim; mediation between the offender and the victim); Rehabilitative (attendance at drug or alcohol awareness session in an effort to halt the causes of the offending behaviour); or Restrictive (not to approach a particular area or person) if the restriction supports reparation or rehabilitation. It is for the CPS prosecutor to decide, following referral by the police, whether a Conditional Caution is the appropriate disposal in any case listed in guidance issued by the DPP. A ‘Conditional Caution’ differs from a simple caution as there are certain conditions that must be complied with in order to avoid prosecution for the offence committed. In 2009 the DPP published ‘The Public Prosecution Service - Setting the Standard’ in which he called for a coherent and consistent, transparent, monitored legislative system for the use of all out of court disposals. The CPS is committed to ensuring that its involvement in the diversion process is transparent; and therefore the information available here provides data from the CPS case management system about the Conditional Cautions administered. Conditional Cautions can offer a, swift and speedy resolution in appropriate cases than the full judicial process. They can help address the needs of the wider community by highlighting the effects of the offending behaviour on that community, including; - Increased community participation in the delivery of local justice; and - Offenders gain access to treatment for alcohol and drug interventions more speedily. A Conditional Caution can be refused by an offender, who can take the option of being prosecuted in court if they prefer to do so. The disposal does not, therefore, deny an offender the right to a court hearing. It does provide an opportunity, where the public interest test is met, to divert suitable offenders from the court process. If an offender accepts a Conditional Caution but then does not complete the conditions, they can be prosecuted for the original offence. Information on the Quarterly Report The data published quarterly includes. - The number of Conditional Cautions administered by Area. - Type of Conditions attached to Cautions. This allows the user to view the type of conditions used. Each Conditional Caution administered may have more than one condition attached to it; as a result of this the number of conditions will not be equal to the number of Conditional Cautions administered. - The number of Conditional Cautions administered by offence. This shows those offences for which a Conditional Caution has been administered for the relevant quarter. - Outcome of CPS decision making following non-compliance. This section gives information regarding the actions taken by the CPS in the event that the offender does not comply with the terms of the Conditional Caution. - Number of Conditional Cautions broken down by Gender and Area.

Summary: The latest statistics on the reoffending of adults on the probation caseload, released by the Ministry of Justice. The quarterly release presents statistics on the reoffending of adults under supervision of the probation service in England and Wales. Data are available at the regional, probation area and local authority level. The release also measures progress on local targets to reduce reoffending: National Indicator 18 - Adult reoffending rates for those under probation supervision.

Summary: The quarterly release presents results from a one-week survey of criminal cases completed in magistrates' courts in England and Wales. The publication contains estimates of the average time between key milestone dates in a case, broken down by case type and criminal justice area. It is a key source of data on timeliness in the criminal justice system.

Summary: IMPORTANT NOTE On 22 February 2010, the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor announced that the ECL scheme would end on 12 March 2010. All prisoners who were eligible for release on ECL on or before 12 March have been released. Prisoners who had, by 22 February, been formally notified, under form ECL3, of release dates under the scheme up to and including 9 April, would also be released. No prisoners will be released on ECL from and including 10 April. The report to be published at the end of April will include releases for March and up to and including 9 April, and recalls notified to NOMS by 26 April 2010. This will be the last monthly report. A set of final tables on the scheme will be published in Offender Management Caseload Statistics in July 2010. This will include any recall notifications that occurred after 26 April.

Summary: The publication describes trends in cautioning and sentencing, probation supervision and prison population for possession of a knife or offensive weapon in England and Wales. It provides early indications of trends and is planned as a temporary release to cover the life and impact of the Tackling Knives Action Programme, which was launched to focus resources on rapid, intensive work in 10 areas of England and Wales to tackle knife crime.

Summary: This publication fulfils a statutory obligation for the Secretary of State to publish, annually, information relating to the criminal justice system with reference to avoiding discrimination on the ground of race. The publication reports statistical information on the representation of black and minority ethnic groups as suspects, offenders and victims within the criminal justice system and on employees within criminal justice agencies.