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Offender management statistics quarterly: January to March 2021 – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Prison admissions

Compared to the same quarter in 2020, the number of untried, convicted, unsentenced, sentenced and recall admissions decreased – untried by 11%, convicted unsentenced admissions by 9%, sentenced admissions by 19%, and recall admissions by 17%. This can be attributed to the lower number of court outcomes arising from the COVID-19 response discussed above.

Remand prison population

The remand population (those held in prison awaiting trial and those held in prison between trial and sentencing) has increased by 12% over the past year (to 12,727). This is the highest’ annual; as of 30 June’ remand population figure for 11 years (since 2010). Conversely, the sentenced prison population as of 30 June 2021 has fallen by 4% over the past year (to 64,637), which is the lowest’ annual; as at 30 June’ figure since 2006.