§ Mr. Amessasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people are currently serving prison 197W sentences in Her Majesty's prisons for sexual assault on a child; and what is the average sentence currently being served.
§ Mr. John PattenInformation in the form requested is not available. The number of offenders sentenced to
Persons sentenced to unsuspended imprisonment and youth custody for sexual offences where the victim is known to he aged under 16 and average sentence length England and Wales 1985 Offence description Numbers sentenced to average sentence length (months) Unsuspended imprisonment Youth custody Unsuspended imprisonment Youth custody Buggery with a boy under the age of 16 or with a woman or an animal 95 7 41 22 Attempt to commit buggery with a boy under the age of 16 or with a woman or an animal 11 — 33 — Indecent assault on a male person under 16 160 11 20 12 Indecent assault on a female person under 16 368 40 17 10 Unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13 53 5 28 22 Unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 16 77 11 10 7 Incest with girl under 13 40 — 34 — Inciting girl under 16 to have incestuous sexual intercourse — 2 — 9 Abduction of unmarried girl under 16 2 1 13 12 Gross indecency with children 61 6 11 6