Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion people sentenced to 12 months or less in prison reoffended within 12 months of release in each of the last five years.

This information is published as part of the Proven Reoffending Statistics and can be found on gov.uk. The latest publication can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/702786/proven-reoffending-apr16-jun16-annual.xlsx.