Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders under the supervision of the Community Rehabilitation Company in Wales missed eight appointments without good reason during 2015; and what steps were taken in each such case.

Where offenders are not complying with their sentences probation providers must take swift and robust action, with offenders returned to court for breach proceedings where appropriate. All enforcement procedures are set out in Probation Instructions and both CRCs and the NPS must follow the practice specified in mandatory actions within these.

Data on missed appointments by offenders are not collected centrally and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.