§ 52. Mr. Grimondasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions involving homosexuality were instituted in the Metropolitan area last year; and how many convictions were obtained.
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§ Sir D. Maxwell FyfeIn the Metropolitan police district in 1952, 36 persons were prosecuted for unnatural offences and 35 persons were convicted; 144 persons were prosecuted for attempts to commit unnatural offences (including indecent assaults on male persons and cases of importuning for immoral purposes dealt with on indictment) and 135 persons were convicted; 121 persons were prosecuted for offences of gross indecency and 113 persons were convicted. In addition, summary proceedings were instituted against 373 persons for importuning for immoral purposes and against 196 persons under local regulations and bye-laws for offences of indecency in parks, commons and open spaces; but I regret that particulars of the number of convictions for these offences are not available.