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Offences Against the Person Act

Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) males and (b) females aged (i) under 16 years, (ii) 16 to 18 years, (iii) 19 to 24 years, (iv) 25 to 30 years, (v) 30 to 40 years and (vi) 40 years and over found guilty of an offence under section 20 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 were sentenced to (A) five years' imprisonment, (B)four years' imprisonment, (C) three years' imprisonment, (D) two years' imprisonment, (E) one year's imprisonment, (F) six months' imprisonment, (G) community service and (H) a fine only in (1) Essex, (2) the Metropolitan police part of London, (3) Hertfordshire and (4) England and Wales in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [37550]

Fiona Mactaggart: The information requested is contained in the following tables.
Sentencing overview for persons convicted of wounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm, 2000 to 2004

Number of offenders
	2000
	Sentenced	Immediate custody	Community sentence	Fine
Male
Essex
Under 16	5	3	2	0
16–18	5	3	2	0
19–24	24	20	3	0
25–30	10	7	2	1
31–40	9	6	2	1
41+	4	3	1	0
Metropolitan Police
Under 16	9	2	6	0
16–18	69	30	34	0
19–24	95	65	20	2
25–30	55	47	6	0
31–40	74	45	15	0
41+	40	22	11	0
Hertfordshire
Under 16	3	0	3	0
16–18	8	6	2	0
19–24	19	12	5	0
25–30	5	4	1	0
31–40	9	7	0	0
41+	1	0	1	0
England and Wales
Under 16	165	38	94	0
16–18	739	327	364	8
19–24	1,359	814	452	24
25–30	746	459	216	17
31–40	724	413	211	23
41+	339	151	112	9
Female
Essex
Under 16	0	0	0	0
16–18	1	1	0	0
19–24	0	0	0	0
25–30	4	1	3	0
31–40	0	0	0	0
41+	2	1	1	0
Metropolitan Police
Under 16	3	1	2	0
16–18	6	4	2	0
19–24	5	2	2	1
25–30	2	0	1	0
31–40	3	2	1	0
41+	3	3	0	0
Hertfordshire
Under 16	0	0	0	0
16–18	0	0	0	0
19–24	4	0	4	0
25–30	0	0	0	0
31–40	0	0	0	0
41+	1	0	1	0
England and Wales
Under 16	24	3	19	0
16–18	89	24	59	0
19–24	116	35	68	2
25–30	77	31	35	0
31–40	79	25	35	1
41+	38	14	17	0
Persons
Essex
Under 16	5	3	2	0
16–18	6	4	2	0
19–24	24	20	3	0
25–30	14	8	5	1
31–40	9	6	2	1
41+	6	4	2	0
Metropolitan Police
Under 16	12	3	8	0
16–18	75	34	36	0
19–24	100	67	22	3
25–30	57	47	7	0
31–40	77	47	16	0
41+	43	25	11	0
Hertfordshire
Under 16	3	0	3	0
16–18	8	6	2	0
19–24	23	12	9	0
25–30	5	4	1	0
31–40	9	7	0	0
41+	2	0	2	0
England and Wales
Under 16	189	41	113	0
16–18	828	351	423	8
19–24	1,475	849	520	26
25–30	823	490	251	17
31–40	803	438	246	24
41+	377	165	129	9

 
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Number of offenders

2001
	Sentenced	Immediate custody	Community sentence	Fine
Male
Essex
Under 16	1	0	1	0
16–18	8	4	4	0
19–24	18	10	8	0
25–30	8	8	0	0
31–40	12	6	1	0
41+	5	4	0	0
Metropolitan Police
Under 16	19	5	14	0
16–18	48	21	25	0
19–24	86	63	14	1
25–30	53	37	11	0
31–40	61	39	13	0
41+	50	27	12	0
Hertfordshire
Under 16	2	0	2	0
16–18	6	3	2	1
19–24	15	12	3	0
25–30	7	7	0	0
31–40	9	8	0	0
41+	5	2	1	0
England and Wales
Under 16	189	41	127	0
16–18	649	299	317	9
19–24	1,354	866	414	17
25–30	734	472	204	10
31–40	716	406	217	14
41+	362	180	116	6
Female
Essex
Under 16	0	0	0	0
16–18	3	2	1	0
19–24	0	0	0	0
25–30	1	0	1	0
31–40	1	0	1	0
41+	1	0	0	0
Metropolitan Police
Under 16	4	0	4	0
16–18	5	2	3	0
19–24	9	5	3	0
25–30	5	2	2	0
31–40	5	3	2	0
41+	0	0	0	0
Hertfordshire
Under 16	1	1	0	0
16–18	1	1	0	0
19–24	2	1	1	0
25–30	0	0	0	0
31–40	1	0	1	0
41+	1	0	1	0
England and Wales
Under 16	22	1	20	0
16–18	81	24	52	1
19–24	108	44	50	2
25–30	64	25	29	0
31–40	80	26	43	0
41+	38	6	23	0
Persons
Essex
Under 16	1	0	1	0
16–18	11	6	5	0
19–24	18	10	8	0
25–30	9	8	1	0
31–40	13	6	2	0
41+	6	4	0	0
Metropolitan Police
Under 16	23	5	18	0
16–18	53	23	28	0
19–24	95	68	17	1
25–30	58	39	13	0
31–40	66	42	15	0
41+	50	27	12	0
Hertfordshire
Under 16	3	1	2	0
16–18	7	4	2	1
19–24	17	13	4	0
25–30	7	7	0	0
31–40	10	8	1	0
41+	6	2	2	0
England and Wales
Under 16	211	42	147	0
16–18	730	323	369	10
19–24	1,462	910	464	19
25–30	798	497	233	10
31–40	796	432	260	14
41+	400	186	139	6

 
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Number of offenders

2002
	Sentenced	Immediate custody	Community sentence	Fine
Male
Essex
Under 16	1	0	1	0
16–18	14	10	4	0
19–24	19	16	3	0
25–30	10	6	3	0
31–40	14	11	1	0
41+	3	3	0	0
Metropolitan Police
Under 16	12	4	8	0
16–18	47	25	18	0
19–24	93	63	26	0
25–30	53	39	10	0
31–40	102	78	13	2
41+	39	26	7	0
Hertfordshire
Under 16	5	1	4	0
16–18	19	9	9	0
19–24	23	16	5	0
25–30	10	7	3	0
31–40	10	8	2	0
41+	3	2	1	0
England and Wales
Under 16	182	38	134	0
16–18	713	320	354	5
19–24	1,420	841	495	27
25–30	722	456	202	10
31–40	789	460	236	13
41+	361	162	131	8
Female
Essex
Under 16	0	0	0	0
16–18	2	0	2	0
19–24	1	1	0	0
25–30	0	0	0	0
31–40	1	0	1	0
41+	0	0	0	0
Metropolitan Police
Under 16	3	1	2	0
16–18	9	7	2	0
19–24	13	6	6	0
25–30	8	5	3	0
31–40	11	4	5	0
41+	6	2	3	0
Hertfordshire
Under 16	1	0	1	0
16–18	2	2	0	0
19–24	0	0	0	0
25–30	1	1	0	0
31–40	1	0	1	0
41+	1	1	0	0
England and Wales
Under 16	27	2	24	1
16–18	79	28	47	0
19–24	124	39	69	2
25–30	57	27	27	0
31–40	107	28	56	0
41+	52	12	26	0
Persons
Essex
Under 16	1	0	1	0
16–18	16	10	6	0
19–24	20	17	3	0
25–30	10	6	3	0
31–40	15	11	2	0
41+	3	3	0	0
Metropolitan Police
Under 16	15	5	10	0
16–18	56	32	20	0
19–24	106	69	32	0
25–30	61	44	13	0
31–40	113	82	18	2
41+	45	28	10	0
Hertfordshire
Under 16	6	1	5	0
16–18	21	11	9	0
19–24	23	16	5	0
25–30	11	8	3	0
31–40	11	8	3	0
41+	4	3	1	0
England and Wales
Under 16	209	40	158	1
16–18	792	348	401	5
19–24	1,544	880	564	29
25–30	779	483	229	10
31–40	896	488	292	13
41+	413	174	157	8

 
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Number of offenders

2003
	Sentenced	Immediate custody	Community sentence	Fine
Male
Essex
Under 16	4	2	2	0
16–18	13	8	5	0
19–24	17	11	6	0
25–30	8	5	2	0
31–40	12	8	2	0
41+	4	2	1	0
Metropolitan Police
Under 16	10	2	8	0
16–18	43	15	26	1
19–24	89	59	29	1
25–30	59	43	12	0
31–40	74	46	23	1
41+	57	28	17	1
Hertfordshire
Under 16	3	0	3	0
16–18	9	4	5	0
19–24	11	9	2	0
25–30	8	6	2	0
31–40	6	4	2	0
41+	0	0	0	0
England and Wales
Under 16	184	24	144	0
16–18	659	239	383	7
19–24	1,339	819	471	10
25–30	663	418	196	8
31–40	767	422	270	9
41+	411	191	151	7
Female
Essex
Under 16	1	1	0	0
16–18	1	0	1	0
19–24	4	2	1	0
25–30	0	0	0	0
31–40	0	0	0	0
41+	0	0	0	0
Metropolitan Police
Under 16	2	1	1	0
16–18	6	1	5	0
19–24	9	4	4	0
25–30	6	1	2	1
31–40	7	1	3	0
41+	2	1	1	0
Hertfordshire
Under 16	0	0	0	0
16–18	0	0	0	0
19–24	0	0	0	0
25–30	1	1	0	0
31–40	1	0	1	0
41+	1	0	1	0
England and Wales
Under 16	35	5	28	0
16–18	57	10	45	0
19–24	149	54	78	1
25–30	54	14	33	1
31–40	88	26	44	0
41+	49	11	25	1
Persons
Essex
Under 16	5	3	2	0
16–18	14	8	6	0
19–24	21	13	7	0
25–30	8	5	2	0
31–40	12	8	2	0
41+	4	2	1	0
Metropolitan Police
Under 16	12	3	9	0
16–18	49	16	31	1
19–24	98	63	33	1
25–30	65	44	14	1
31–40	81	47	26	1
41+	59	29	18	1
Hertfordshire
Under 16	3	0	3	0
16–18	9	4	5	0
19–24	11	9	2	0
25–30	9	7	2	0
31–40	7	4	3	0
41+	1	0	1	0
England and Wales
Under 16	219	29	172	0
16–18	716	249	428	7
19–24	1,488	873	549	11
25–30	717	432	229	9
31–40	855	448	314	9
41+	460	202	176	8

 
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Number of offenders

2004
	Sentenced	Immediate custody	Community sentence	Fine
Male
Essex
Under 16	3	0	3	0
16–18	8	6	2	0
19–24	19	17	1	0
25–30	13	10	2	0
31–40	6	6	0	0
41+	6	4	0	0
Metropolitan Police
Under 16	10	1	9	0
16–18	47	26	19	1
19–24	98	72	22	1
25–30	61	43	12	1
31–40	69	54	8	0
41+	51	27	16	0
Hertfordshire
Under 16	2	0	2	0
16–18	4	3	1	0
19–24	11	9	2	0
25–30	8	5	1	1
31–40	5	3	2	0
41+	3	3	0	0
England and Wales
Under 16	180	24	146	0
16–18	665	307	327	3
19–24	1,400	848	489	13
25–30	627	377	195	16
31–40	674	408	199	9
41+	386	192	130	8
Female
Essex
Under 16	1	1	0	0
16–18	0	0	0	0
19–24	2	2	0	0
25–30	2	2	0	0
31–40	1	1	0	0
41+	0	0	0	0
Metropolitan Police
Under 16	2	0	2	0
16–18	2	0	2	0
19–24	3	1	1	0
25–30	3	1	0	0
31–40	7	6	0	0
41+	6	3	1	1
Hertfordshire
Under 16	0	0	0	0
16–18	1	1	0	0
19–24	2	2	0	0
25–30	1	0	1	0
31–40	0	0	0	0
41+	1	0	1	0
England and Wales
Under 16	26	5	20	0
16–18	66	14	50	0
19–24	114	38	65	2
25–30	69	27	30	0
31–40	80	28	40	0
41+	44	10	22	1
Persons
Essex
Under 16	4	1	3	0
16–18	8	6	2	0
19–24	21	19	1	0
25–30	15	12	2	0
31–40	7	7	0	0
41+	6	4	0	0
Metropolitan Police
Under 16	12	1	11	0
16–18	49	26	21	1
19–24	101	73	23	1
25–30	64	44	12	1
31–40	76	60	8	0
41+	57	30	17	1
Hertfordshire
Under 16	2	0	2	0
16–18	5	4	1	0
19–24	13	11	2	0
25–30	9	5	2	1
31–40	5	3	2	0
41+	4	3	1	0
England and Wales
Under 16	206	29	166	0
16–18	731	321	377	3
19–24	1,514	886	554	15
25–30	696	404	225	16
31–40	754	436	239	9
41+	430	202	152	9

Source:
RDS NOMS 14 December 2005





 
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Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) males and (b) females have been (i) prosecuted and (ii) convicted in England and Wales of offences under sections (A) 4, (B) 5, (C) 9, (D) 17, (E) 22, (F) 24, (G) 29, (H) 30, (I) 32, (J) 33, (K) 34, (L) 35, (M) 36, (N) 57 and (O) 60 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 in 2004. [39745]

 
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Hazel Blears: Information taken from the court proceedings database held by the Office for Criminal Justice Reform on the number of males and females proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty of the sections under the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 as mentioned in the question at all courts England and Wales, 2004 is contained in the following table.
Number of males and females proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts for certain sections under the Offences Against the Person Act 1861, England and Wales, 2004⁽⁸⁴⁾

		Male		Female
Offence description	Principal statutes	Proceeded against	Found guilty	Proceeded against	Found guilty
Conspiracy or soliciting, etc., to commit murder	Criminal Law Act 1977 S.1; Offences against the Person Act 1861 S.4	51	9	8	1
Manslaughter	Common Law; Offences against the Person Act 1861 SS.5, 9 & 10	119	239	18	26
Murder of persons aged one year or over	Common Law; Offences against the Person Act 1861 SS.1, 9 & 10	681	340	73	17
Murder of infants under one year of age	Common Law; Offences against the Person Act 1861 SS.1, 9 & 10	4	3	1	1
Impeding the saving of life from shipwreck	Offences against the Person Act 1861 S.17	—	—	—	—
Using Chloroform, etc., to commit or assist uncommitting an indictable offence	Offences against the Person Act 1861 S.22	8	1	1	—
Administering poison with intent to injure or annoy	Offences against the Person Act 1861 S.24	15	9	5	3
Causing, explosions or casting corrosive fluids with intent to do grievous bodily harm	Offences against the Person Act 1861 S.29	4	7	3	2
Placing, etc., explosives in or near ships or buildings with intent to do Offences against the Person Act bodily harm, etc.	Offences against the Person Act 1861 S.30	—	2	—	—
Endangering railway passengers by placing, etc., anything on railway, taking up rails, changing points and signals etc.	Offences against the Person Act 1861 S.32	9	1	—	—
Endangering railway passengers by throwing anything at railway carriages, etc.	Offences against the Person Act 1861 S.33	1	—	—	—
Endangering railway passengers by unlawful acts, or by omission or neglect	Offences against the Person Act 1861 S.34	41	21	1	1
Causing bodily harm by furious driving	Offences against the Person Act 1861 S.35	19	11	2	2
Obstructing, assaulting or arresting upon civil process clergymen performing service	Offences against the Person Act 1861 S.36	8	3	1	—
Concealment of birth	Offences against the Person Act 1861 S60	—	—	1	—
Bigamy	Offences against the Person Act 1861 S57	18	17	4	5

⁽⁸⁴⁾ These data are provided on the principal offence basis.

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