Immigration (Hansard, 24 February 1998)

§ Mr. Mike O'Brien

The report and the figures provided by Judge Pearl identify problems with the standard of immigration advice and representation. Many of these have been addressed in the consultation document on the Control of Unscrupulous Immigration Advisers which was published on 22 January.

Number of persons aged 14 to under 18 tried and convicted at the Crown Court for sexual offences involving children aged under 16 England and Wales
Offence description		1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996
Buggery with a boy under the age of 16 or with a woman or an animal	Tried	5	12	10	16	10	11	4	9	3	—
	Convicted	5	12	9	14	9	8	3	8	3	—
Attempt to commit buggery with a boy under the age of 16 or with a woman or an animal	Tried	1	1	2	1	3	2	3	1	—	—
	Convicted	1	—	1	1	2	2	2	—	—	—
Buggery by a male of a male under 16¹	Tried	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	4
	Convicted	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	1
Buggery by a male with a female under 16¹	Tried	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	1
	Convicted	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	1
Indecent assault on male person under 16 years	Tried	1	3	3	4	6	6	1	1	5	9
	Convicted	1	3	3	3	5	6	1	1	5	9
Gross indecency by a male aged under 18 with another male	Tried	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
	Convicted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Rape of a female aged under 16²	Tried	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	26	37
	Convicted	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	14	18
Rape of a male aged under 16²	Tried	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	2	8
	Convicted	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	1	8
Attempted rape of a female aged under 16²	Tried	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	5	13
	Convicted	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	5	9
Attempted rape of a male aged under 16²	Tried	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	1	—
	Convicted	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	⁴—	1	—
Indecent assault on a female under 16	Tried	27	38	31	34	22	29	19	19	23	55
	Convicted	23	34	26	28	19	26	16	18	19	38
Unlawful sexual intercourse with girl under 13	Tried	3	6	11	12	10	10	6	7	6	5
	Convicted	3	6	11	11	10	10	5	7	5	5
Unlawful sexual intercourse with girl under 16	Tried	4	4	4	6	3	6	8	4	3	17
	Convicted	4	3	4	6	2	6	8	4	3	17
Incest with a girl under 13	Tried	2	3	2	6	2	2	3	3	2	1
	Convicted	2	3	2	4	2	1	2	3	2	—
Inciting girl under 16 to have incestuous sexual intercourse	Tried	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	—
	Convicted	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	—
Abduction of unmarried girl under 16	Tried	1	—	1	—	1	—	—	1	—	—
	Convicted	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	—	—
Gross indecency with boys	Tried	—	2	1	1	—	2	—	—	—	1
	Convicted	—	2	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	1
Gross indecency with girls	Tried	3	1	1	1	2	1	1	—	—	2
	Convicted	2	1	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	2
¹ Buggery and attempted buggery offences under the Sexual Offences Act 1956 Section 12 as amended by the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, Section 143. Those between 1989 and 1994 inclusive are counted under the first offence in the table.
² Rape and attempted rape offences under the Sexual Offences Act 1956 Section 1 as amended by the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, Section 142. Prior to 1995 there was no age-specific offence of female rape or attempted rape.
³ Not available.
⁴ Not applicable.

Source:

Crime and Criminal Justice Unit, Home Office.