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 What happens
to remand prisoners once they face trial?
According to Home Office Statistics,
one in five (21 per cent) of all those on remand are acquitted.
The vast majority of these people do not receive any compensation
for the time they have spent in prison.
Of those who are convicted:
- 1 per cent of males and 42 per cent
of females are given a custodial sentence, although a proportion
of these will be released from court, having already served
their sentence on remand
- 7 per cent of males and 10 per cent
of females are fined
- 13 per cent of males and 19 per cent
of females are given
a community sentence
(Source: Written parliamentary answer, 23 June 2003)
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