25 Mar 2004 : Column 1010W—continued
Misuse of Computers Act
Mr. Oaten:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there have been for unauthorised (i) access to computer material, (ii) access to computer material with intent to commit or facilitate commission of further offences and (iii) modification of computer material under the Misuse of Computers Act 1990 in each year since 1990, broken down by region. [162414]
Paul Goggins:
The available information, for England and Wales, from 1992 to 2002, is contained in the table.
Statistics on court proceedings for 2003 will be published in the autumn.
Number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts for offences under the Computer Misuse Act 1990(31), by region, England and Wales 1992 to 2002
| Section 1(32) | Section 2(32) | Section 3(32)
|
|---|
| Year/region | Proceeded
against | Found guilty | Proceeded against | Found guilty | Proceeded against | Found guilty
|
|---|
| 1992 | | | | | |
|
| North East | n/a | n/a | — | — | — | —
|
| North West | n/a | n/a | — | — | 1 | 2
|
| Yorkshire and Humberside | n/a | n/a | — | — | — | —
|
| East Midlands | n/a | n/a | — | 2 | 1 | 1
|
| West Midlands | n/a | n/a | — | — | — | —
|
| East | n/a | n/a | — | — | — | —
|
| London | n/a | n/a | — | — | 1 | —
|
| South East | n/a | n/a | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
|
| South West | n/a | n/a | — | — | 2 | —
|
| Wales | n/a | n/a | — | — | 6 | 2
|
| England and Wales | n/a | n/a | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6
|
| | | | | |
|
| 1993 | | | | | |
|
| North East | n/a | n/a | — | — | — | —
|
| North West | n/a | n/a | 1 | — | 1 | 1
|
| Yorkshire and Humberside | n/a | n/a | — | — | 2 | 2
|
| East Midlands | n/a | n/a | — | — | 1 | —
|
| West Midland | n/a | n/a | — | — | — | —
|
| East | n/a | n/a | — | — | — | —
|
| London | n/a | n/a | — | 1 | — | —
|
| South East | n/a | n/a | — | — | 1 | 1
|
| South West | n/a | n/a | — | — | 2 | —
|
| Wales | n/a | n/a | — | — | — | —
|
| England and Wales | n/a | n/a | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4
|
| | | | | |
|
| 1994 | | | | | |
|
| North East | n/a | n/a | — | — | — | —
|
| North West | n/a | n/a | — | — | 1 | —
|
| Yorkshire and Humberside | n/a | n/a | — | — | — | —
|
| East Midlands | n/a | n/a | — | — | — | 1
|
| West Midlands | n/a | n/a | — | — | — | —
|
| East | n/a | n/a | — | — | — | —
|
| London | n/a | n/a | — | — | 1 | —
|
| South East | n/a | n/a | — | 1 | — | 1
|
| South West | n/a | n/a | — | — | 1 | —
|
| Wales | n/a | n/a | — | — | — | —
|
| England and Wales | n/a | n/a | — | 1 | 3 | 2
|
| 1995 | | | | | |
|
| North East | n/a | n/a | — | — | — | —
|
| North West | n/a | n/a | — | — | — | —
|
| Yorkshire and Humberside | n/a | n/a | — | — | — | —
|
| East Midlands | n/a | n/a | — | — | — | —
|
| West Midlands | n/a | n/a | — | — | 1 | —
|
| East | n/a | n/a | — | — | — | —
|
| London | n/a | n/a | — | — | 2 | 1
|
| South East | n/a | n/a | — | — | 2 | 1
|
| South West | n/a | n/a | 1 | — | — | 2
|
| Wales | n/a | n/a | — | — | — | —
|
| England and Wales | n/a | n/a | 1 | — | 5 | 4
|
| | | | | |
|
| 1996 | | | | | |
|
| North East | n/a | n/a | — | — | — | —
|
| North West | n/a | n/a | — | — | — | —
|
| Yorkshire and Humberside | n/a | n/a | — | — | — | —
|
| East Midland | n/a | n/a | — | — | — | —
|
| West Midlands | n/a | n/a | — | — | 1 | —
|
| East | n/a | n/a | 1 | — | — | —
|
| London | n/a | n/a | 1 | 1 | — | 4
|
| South East | n/a | n/a | — | — | 1 | 1
|
| South West | n/a | n/a | — | — | — | —
|
| Wales | n/a | n/a | — | — | — | —
|
| England and Wales | n/a | n/a | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5
|
| | | | | |
|
| 1997 | | | | | |
|
| North East | n/a | n/a | — | — | — | —
|
| North West | n/a | n/a | — | — | 1 | —
|
| Yorkshire and Humberside | n/a | n/a | — | — | — | —
|
| East Midlands | n/a | n/a | — | — | — | —
|
| West Midlands | n/a | n/a | — | — | — | —
|
| East | n/a | n/a | — | — | 1 | —
|
| London | n/a | n/a | — | — | 5 | 3
|
| South East | n/a | n/a | — | — | — | —
|
| South West | n/a | n/a | — | — | — | —
|
| Wales | n/a | n/a | — | — | — | —
|
| England and Wales | n/a | n/a | — | — | 7 | 3
|
| | | | | |
|
| 1998 | | | | | |
|
| North East | — | — | — | — | — | —
|
| North West | — | — | — | — | 1 | —
|
| Yorkshire and Humberside | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | —
|
| East Midlands | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | —
|
| West Midlands | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | —
|
| East | 1 | — | — | — | — | —
|
| London | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1
|
| South East | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | —
|
| South West | — | — | — | — | 1 | —
|
| Wales | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 3
|
| England and Wales | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4
|
| | | | | |
|
| 1999 | | | | | |
|
| North East | — | — | — | — | — | —
|
| North West | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | —
|
| Yorkshire and Humberside | — | — | — | — | — | —
|
| East Midlands | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2
|
| West Midlands | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1
|
| East | — | — | — | — | — | 1
|
| London | — | — | — | — | — | —
|
| South East | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2
|
| South West | — | — | — | — | — | 1
|
| Wales | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | —
|
| England and Wales | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7
|
| | | | | |
|
| 2000 | | | | | |
|
| North East | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | —
|
| North West | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | —
|
| Yorkshire and Humberside | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1
|
| East Midlands | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1
|
| West Midlands | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | —
|
| East | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
|
| London | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | —
|
| South East | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1
|
| South West | — | — | — | — | 1 | —
|
| Wales | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | —
|
| England and Wales | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4
|
| | | | | |
|
| 2001 | | | | | |
|
| North East | — | — | — | — | — | —
|
| North West | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3
|
| Yorkshire and Humberside | — | 2 | — | 1 | 7 | 4
|
| East Midlands | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1
|
| West Midlands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | —
|
| East | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 7
|
| London | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2
|
| South East | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | —
|
| South West | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2
|
| Wales | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | —
|
| England and Wales | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 19
|
| | | | | |
|
| 2002 | | | | | |
|
| North East | — | — | — | — | — | —
|
| North West | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1
|
| Yorkshire and Humberside | — | — | — | 1 | — | —
|
| East Midlands | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | —
|
| West Midlands | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | —
|
| East | — | — | — | — | — | —
|
| London | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4
|
| South East | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1
|
| South West | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | —
|
| Wales | — | — | — | — | — | 1
|
| England and Wales | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7
|
(31) Sections of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 are as follows:
Section 1—unauthorised access to computer material
Section 2—unauthorised access with intent to commit or facilitate commission of further offences
Section 3 unauthorised modification of computer material
(32) These data are on the principal offence basis.
25 Mar 2004 : Column 1013W
