Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Extended Sentence for Public Protection sentences were given in each year between 2005 and 2012.

An Extended Sentence for Public Protection (EPP) was a determinate sentence in use from 2005 until its abolition in 2012.

The sentence was handed down to individuals convicted of specified offences where Section 227 or Section 228 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 applied, and where the courts believed there was a significant risk of serious harm to members of the public on commission of further specified offences.

The table below sets out how many EPP sentences were given in each year between 2005 and 2012.