Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of previous (a) cautions and (b) convictions offenders had in each year since 2007 before being sentenced to an immediate custodial sentence for (i) possession of a blade or point, (ii) possession of an offensive weapon, (iii) common assault, (iv) assaulting a police officer, (v) sexual assault, (vi) public order, (vii) theft, (viii) robbery, (ix) burglary, (x) drugs, (xi) criminal damage, (xii) breach of anti social behaviour order, (xiii) fraud and (xiv) vehicle taking.

The information requested is provided in the tables attached with this answer. These tables include data, covering the period 2007 – 2018, on:

• The average number of previous convictions and cautions of offenders who were sentenced to immediate custody for specified offence types.
• The number of offenders with a specified number of previous cautions and convictions who were sentenced to immediate custody for a specified offence.