§ Ms CoffeyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the number of(a) men and (b) women cautioned in each of the last five years for soliciting, broken down by age. [3650]
§ Mr. MacleanThe information is given in the tables.
Table A: Number of recorded male cautions for the offence of soliciting or importuning in a public place for immoral purposes1, by age, 1991 to 1995 England and Wales Age 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 10 — — — — — 11 — — — — — 12 — — — — — 13 — — — — — 14 — 2 3 1 — 15 1 2 — 1 — 16 3 2 1 2 — 17 1 4 2 — 1 18 4 3 — 1 1 19 2 6 7 3 3 20 4 4 7 1 2 21–24 17 21 20 13 10 25–29 26 23 22 35 12 30–34 15 24 24 44 24 35–39 26 21 30 28 9 40–44 26 19 21 26 15 45–49 16 16 30 33 12 50–54 13 17 18 20 12 55–59 4 9 8 18 6 60 and over 27 20 12 28 19 All ages 185 193 205 254 126 1 An offence under the Sexual Offences Act 1956, section 32. 242W
Table B: Number of recorded male cautions for the offence of persistent soliciting of women for the purpose of prostitution1, by age, 1991 to 1995 England and Wales Age 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 10 — — — — — 11 — — — — — 12 — — — — — 13 — — — — — 14 — — — — — 15 — — — — — 16 1 — — — — 17 — — 1 1 — 18 1 2 — — — 19 3 1 1 — — 20 3 4 1 4 1 21-24 9 16 9 3 1 25-29 19 24 22 7 3 30-34 28 32 21 16 — 35-39 18 31 19 12 3 40-44 21 22 18 8 1 45-49 16 19 10 7 — 50-54 6 9 5 4 1 55-59 2 6 4 3 — 60 and over 3 5 3 1 — All ages 130 171 114 66 10 1 An offence under the Sexual Offences Act 1985 Section 2.
Table C: Number of recorded female cautions for the offence of "Common prostitute loitering or soliciting for the purposes of prostitution"1 by age, 1991 to 1995 England and Wales Age 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 10 — 1 — — — 11 — — — — — 12 1 1 — 1 2 13 5 1 5 5 4 14 10 6 32 19 11 15 34 41 32 25 27 16 111 62 82 91 63 17 200 189 145 156 156 18 318 275 247 194 187 19 294 250 260 206 201 20 292 244 211 220 212 21–4 946 813 860 621 769 25–29 868 804 809 712 692 30–34 451 557 527 542 466 35–39 184 216 248 199 238 40–44 84 129 104 101 80 45–49 33 56 42 34 43 50–54 8 3 7 5 6 55–59 1 3 5 2 5 60 and over — 2 — — — All ages 3,840 3,653 3,616 3,133 3,162 1 An offence under the Street Offences Act 1859 Section 1.