Immediate custodial sentences during the Labour 2024– government
Year ending March 2024 → Year ending March 2026 · 2 periods
↑ 20.5%+15,194 offenders
Immediate custodial sentences rose by 20.5% over the period, from 73,970 offenders (Year ending March 2024, the level when the government took office) to 89,164 (Year ending March 2026, the latest available).
Inherited level Year ending March 2024: 73,970
Latest Year ending March 2026: 89,164
method: latest complete period before start / before end
Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.
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Definition and caveats
The number of offenders sentenced to immediate custody at criminal courts in England and Wales in the twelve months ending March, including detention in a young offender institution and detention and training orders.
Doesn’t measure: Suspended sentences, community sentences or fines, or the length of the sentences imposed.