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Sexual Offences (Children)
Mrs. Golding:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of sexual offences against children (a) led to charges being preferred, (b) were prosecuted and (c) resulted in convictions in each year from 1989. [89581]
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Mr. Boateng:
Detailed information on the number of people charged is not collected centrally. We do have some information from the Home Office Cautions and Court Proceedings Databases, on the number of persons cautioned, proceeded against and convicted for sexual offences against children. This is given in the tables and is not comprehensive as it is not possible to identify all offences where the victim was under 16 years of age.
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| Offence description | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buggery with a boy under the age of 16 or with a woman or an animal | 39 | 59 | 49 | 30 | 27 |
| Attempt to commit buggery with a boy under the age of 16 or with a woman or an animal | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| Buggery by a male of a male under 16(1) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Buggery by a male aged 21 or over with a male aged 16 or 17(1) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Buggery by a male aged 18-20 with a male aged 16 or 17(1) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Buggery by a male with a female under 16(1) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Buggery by a male aged 21 or over with a female aged 16 or 17(1) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Buggery by a male aged 18-20 with a female aged 16 or 17(1) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Indecent assault on male person under 16 years | 157 | 221 | 199 | 209 | 184 |
| Gross indecency by a male aged 21 or over with a male aged under 18(1) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Gross indecency by a male aged 18-20 with a male aged under 18(1) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Rape of a female aged under 16(1) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Rape of a male aged under 16(1) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Attempted rape of a female aged under 16(1) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Attempted rape of a male aged under 16(1) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Indecent assault on a female under 16 | 1,121 | 1,117 | 1,023 | 1,081 | 1,007 |
| Unlawful sexual intercourse with girl under 13 | 83 | 72 | 63 | 59 | 67 |
| Unlawful sexual intercourse with girl under 16 | 1,122 | 984 | 850 | 706 | 553 |
| Incest with girl under 13 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 19 |
| Inciting girl under 16 to have incestuous sexual intercourse | -- | 1 | -- | 5 | -- |
| Householder permitting unlawful sexual intercourse with girl under 16 | 3 | -- | -- | 2 | 3 |
| Person responsible for girl under 16 causing or encouraging her prostitution etc. | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- |
| Male aged 21 or over procuring or attempting to procure a male under 18 of gross indecency with another male(1) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Abduction of unmarried girl under 16 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Abduction of unmarried girl under 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Gross indecency with boys aged 14 or under | 44 | 53 | 41 | 46 | 56 |
| Gross indecency with girls aged 14 or under | 34 | 41 | 40 | 52 | 45 |
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(1) Buggery and attempted buggery offences under the Sexual offences Act 1956 S12 as amended by the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, S143
(1) Indecency between males offences under the Sexual Offences Act 1956 S12 as amended by the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, S144
(1) Rape and attempted rape offences under the Sexual Offences Act 1956 S1 as amended by the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, S142
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(1) Buggery and attempted buggery offences under the Sexual offences Act 1956 S12 as amended by the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, S143
(1) Indecency between males offences under the Sexual Offences Act 1956 S12 as amended by the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, S144
(1) Rape and attempted rape offences under the Sexual Offences Act 1956 S1 as amended by the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, S142
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(1) Includes persons proceeded against in earlier years or for other offences
(1) Buggery and attempted buggery offences under the Sexual offences Act 1956 S12 as amended by the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, S143
(1) Indecency between males offences under the Sexual Offences Act 1956 S12 as amended by the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, S144
(1) Rape and attempted rape offences under the Sexual Offences Act 1956 S1 as amended by the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, S142
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