§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) men and (b) women have been sentenced to imprisonment in England and Wales in each of the last five years for offences relating to (i) physical abuse of children, (ii) sexual abuse towards children, (iii) manslaughter of a child and (iv) murder of a child under the age of five years. [52089]
§ Mr. MichaelInformation taken from the Home Office Court Proceedings Database is given in Table A. It should be noted that it is not possible to identify all violent (including sexual) offences where the victim is aged 16 years or under.
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Table A—Number of persons sentenced to immediate custody at all courts for violent offences against children by sex and type of offence, England and Wales, 1992–1996 Offence Gender 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Indictable offences Violence against the person Murder of infant under 1 year of age M — 2 2 4 8 F 1 — — 2 — Infanticide F — — — — — Child destruction M — — — — — F — — — — — Cruelty to, or neglect of children M 41 44 32 55 64 F 12 15 12 29 37 Abandoning children under 2 years M — — 1 1 — F — — — — — Child abduction M 11 14 15 35 29 F 2 2 1 4 4 Sexual offences Buggery with a boy under the age of 16 or with a woman or an animal M 113 106 93 75 5 F — — 2 — — Attempt to commit buggery with a boy under the age of 16 or with a woman or an animal M 12 10 12 11 2 F — — — — — Buggery by a male of a male under 161 M — — — 28 62 F — — — — — Buggery by a male aged 21 or over with a male aged 16 or 171 M — — — 1 3 F — — — — — Buggery by a male aged 18–20 with a male aged 16 or 171 M — — — — — F — — — — — Buggery by a male with a female under 161 M — — — 4 14 F — — — — — Buggery by a male aged 21 or over with a female aged 16 or 171 M — — — 2 2 F — — — — — Buggery by a male aged 18–20 with a female aged 16 or 171 M — — — 1 — F — — — — — Indecent assault on male person under 16 years M 140 152 170 203 213 F 2 3 2 1 1 Gross indecency by a male aged 21 or over with a male aged under 182 M — — — 4 4 F — — — — — Gross indecency by a male aged 18–20 with a male aged under 182 M — — — — — F — — — — — Rape of a female aged under 163 M — — — 94 185 F — — — 1 1 Rape of a male aged under 163 M — — — 1 4 F — — — — — Attempted rape of a female aged under 163 M — — — 16 27 F — — — — — Attempted rape of a male aged under 163 M — — — 2 2 F — — — — — Indecent assault on a female under 16 M 559 609 654 823 911 F 2 4 3 3 3 Unlawful sexual intercourse with girl under 13 M 48 50 36 54 35 F — — — — — Unlawful sexual intercourse with girl under 16 M 47 55 64 85 86 F — — — — — Incest with a girl under 13 M 36 44 25 12 18 F — — — — — Inciting girl under 16 to have incestuous sexual intercourse M 1 1 4 2 — F 1 — — — — Householder permitting unlawful sexual intercourse with girl under 16 M — 2 2 1 — F — — — 1 — Person responsible for girl under 16 causing or encouraging her prostitution etc. M — — — 1 — F — — — 1 — Male aged 21 or over procuring or attempting to procure a male under 18 of gross indecency with another male2 M — — — 1 2 F — — — — — Abduction of unmarried girl under 16 M 5 3 5 5 1 Gross indecency with boys aged 14 or under M 30 35 32 28 20 F — 3 1 — — Gross indecency with girls aged 14 or under M 60 54 46 57 58 F 1 1 — 1 —
Table A—Number of persons sentenced to immediate custody at all courts for violent offences against children by sex and type of offence, England and Wales, 1992–1996 Offence Gender 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Summary Offences Violent offence Cruelty to or neglect of children M — — — — — F — — — — — 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 2 Indecency between males offences under the Sexual Offences Act 1956 Section 12 as amended by the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, Section 144 3 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. Source:
Home Office Court Proceedings database
Table B—Persons1 sentenced to imprisonment for offences of manslaughter of a child2 and murder of a child under the age of five years by sex, England and Wales, 1992–1996 Offence Gender 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Homicide offences Manslaughter of a child2 M 17 19 16 11 16 F 3 3 5 1 4 of which: Manslaughter of a child under the age of 5 years M 15 14 14 5 7 F 2 3 5 1 2 Murder of a child under the age of 5 years M 14 5 11 12 6 F — 2 — — — 1 As at 1 August 1997; figures are subject to revision as cases are dealt with by the police and by the courts, or as further information becomes available 2 Child aged 16 years or older. Source:
Homicide Index