Buggery (Hansard, 22 February 1999)

§ Mr. Boateng

Available information is given in the tables. The Home Office Court Proceedings Database cannot identify the ages of victims to the detail required.

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Table A: Number of persons convicted at all courts of buggery offences by type of offence, England and Wales, 1987–97
Offence description	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997
Attempt by a man of the age of 21 or over to commit buggery with another male under the age of 16 or over without consent	3	4	5	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—
Attempt by a man to commit buggery with another male other than above	—	2	1	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
Assault with attempt to commit buggery	4	1	6	5	3	—	2	2	1	—	5
Buggery and attempted buggery offences under S12 Sexual Offences Act 1956, as amended by S143 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
Buggery or attempted buggery by a male of a male under 16	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	29	66	70
Buggery or attempted buggery by a male aged 21 or over with a male aged 16 or 17	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	2	3	6
Buggery by a male aged 18–20 with a male aged 16 or 17	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	—	—	1
Buggery or attempted buggery by a male aged 16 or 17 with a male aged 16 or over	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	—	—	—
Buggery or attempted buggery by a male with another male not included above	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	7	2	9
Buggery or attempted buggery by a male with a female under 16	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	7	17	21
Buggery or attempted buggery by a male aged 21 or over with a female aged 16 or 17	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	2	2	—
Buggery or attempted buggery by a male aged 18–20 with a female aged 16 or 17	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	1	—	—
Buggery or attempted buggery by a male with a female not included above	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	7	10	7
Buggery or attempted buggery with an animal	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	—	4	1
Other buggery offences	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	1	—	—	—
Total buggery offences	257	328	254	241	233	213	187	189	169	113	120
¹Not applicable

Table B: Number of persons cautioned, prosecuted at magistrates' courts and convicted at all courts for offences of (a) indecency between males and (b) buggery by age—1987–97, England and Wales
Offence and age	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997
(a) Indecency between males
Age 10–13
Cautioned	5	4	5	9	6	2	3	—	1	2	2
Prosecuted	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Convicted	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Age 14–17
Cautioned	22	24	36	36	13	22	10	10	8	11	5
Prosecuted	10	15	20	20	6	7	2	6	6	1	1
Convicted	9	12	15	14	5	3	—	4	3	2	—
Age 18–20
Cautioned	20	19	24	19	22	30	22	8	8	6	13
Prosecuted	45	58	54	53	31	26	11	11	8	7	11
Convicted	42	52	46	36	15	20	6	8	3	4	3
Age 21–40
Cautioned	60	63	77	121	180	239	259	265	176	156	183
Prosecuted	577	770	877	673	455	401	283	289	246	135	154
Convicted	523	645	772	534	349	299	192	226	203	108	112
Age 41–64
Cautioned	28	32	43	47	82	161	145	128	133	106	90
Prosecuted	395	612	695	534	285	304	209	280	202	124	132
Convicted	353	553	606	427	232	230	169	226	176	97	105
Age 65+
Cautioned	20	21	30	18	24	22	34	26	21	23	15
Prosecuted	32	80	70	46	37	38	35	22	32	16	20
Convicted	24	71	63	37	26	27	22	16	25	8	17
All ages
Cautioned	155	163	215	250	327	476	473	437	347	304	308
Prosecuted	1,059	1,535	1,717	1,326	815	776	540	608	494	283	318
Convicted	951	1,333	1,503	1,048	627	579	389	480	410	219	237

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Table B: Number of persons cautioned, prosecuted at magistrates' courts and convicted at all courts for offences of (a) indecency between males and (b) buggery by age—1987–97, England and Wales
Offence and age	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997
(b) Buggery offences
Age 10–13
Cautioned	5	7	10	13	6	4	9	8	6	5	1
Prosecuted	1	1	—	2	1	1	—	4	3	1	1
Convicted	1	—	1	1	1	—	—	2	1	—	—
Age 14–17
Cautioned	37	34	28	42	31	30	21	30	5	7	7
Prosecuted	22	38	28	41	41	27	25	37	15	9	7
Convicted	17	26	17	24	15	16	10	17	7	3	3
Age 18–20
Cautioned	12	14	11	6	7	4	9	2	1	—	3
Prosecuted	27	34	27	20	27	24	24	18	7	2	7
Convicted	21	30	20	17	14	20	10	11	9	4	4
Age 21–40
Cautioned	15	18	19	21	20	18	12	14	6	4	3
Prosecuted	178	209	182	197	192	203	184	191	108	47	51
Convicted	131	158	135	109	119	95	90	100	81	45	46
Age 41–64
Cautioned	6	7	10	7	3	7	7	5	3	2	1
Prosecuted	97	136	126	140	130	163	129	153	103	73	86
Convicted	85	109	74	88	78	72	71	52	67	54	54
Age 65+
Cautioned	—	4	3	6	2	1	—	2	1	1	2
Prosecuted	4	5	13	13	11	8	9	7	9	8	25
Convicted	2	5	7	2	6	10	6	7	4	7	13
All ages
Cautioned	75	84	81	95	69	64	58	61	22	19	17
Prosecuted	329	423	376	413	402	426	371	410	245	140	177
Convicted	257	328	254	241	233	213	187	189	169	113	120

Table C: Number of persons sentenced at all courts to immediate custody for offences of (a) indecent assault on a male, (b) indecency between males and (c) buggery by age-group, England and Wales, 1987–97
Offence and age group	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997
(a) Indecent assault on a male
Age 10–13
Total sentenced	4	3	3	2	2	1	4	6	—	2	5
Age 14–17
Immediate custody	2	3	2	2	2	2	4	1	3	5	3
Total sentenced	34	37	32	32	24	30	22	28	34	41	45
Age 18–20
Immediate custody	9	6	11	10	5	4	8	8	8	10	3
Total sentenced	28	32	45	35	26	23	23	22	18	22	14
Age 21–40
Immediate custody	107	108	85	103	88	77	92	93	84	109	107
Total sentenced	240	253	205	259	199	191	175	168	180	176	167
Age 41–64
Immediate custody	93	87	83	73	84	86	92	97	151	141	141
Total sentenced	178	193	194	209	185	197	158	166	229	205	216
Age 65 and over
Immediate custody	8	11	10	9	7	5	9	7	14	15	10
Total sentenced	26	30	27	34	29	22	30	20	25	29	20
All ages
Immediate custody	219	215	191	197	186	174	205	206	260	280	264
Total sentenced	510	548	506	571	465	464	412	410	486	475	467
(b) Indecency between males
Age 10–13
Total sentenced	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Age 14–17
Immediate custody	1	—	2	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Total sentenced	9	12	15	14	5	3	—	4	3	2	—
Age 18–20
Immediate custody	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total sentenced	42	52	46	36	15	20	6	8	3	4	3
Age 21–40
Immediate custody	19	8	13	6	5	4	4	3	5	3	3
Total sentenced	522	645	772	532	349	299	191	226	203	108	112

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Table C: Number of persons sentenced at all courts to immediate custody for offences of (a) indecent assault on a male, (b) indecency between males and (c) buggery by age-group, England and Wales, 1987–97
Offence and age group	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997
Age 41–64
Immediate custody	11	12	7	5	6	3	2	4	12	1	3
Total sentenced	353	553	605	429	231	231	169	226	176	97	104
Age 65 and over
Immediate custody	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—
Total sentenced	24	71	63	37	26	27	21	16	25	8	17
All ages
Immediate custody	31	20	23	11	11	8	6	8	18	4	6
Total sentenced	950	1,333	1,502	1,048	626	580	387	480	410	219	236
(c) Buggery offences
Age 10–13
Total sentenced	1	—	1	1	1	—	—	2	1	—	—
Age 14–17
Immediate custody	4	3	—	2	8	1	2	1	3	—	—
Total sentenced	17	26	17	23	16	16	10	17	7	3	3
Age 18–20
Immediate custody	11	13	11	7	10	8	6	7	6	2	1
Total sentenced	21	30	20	17	15	20	10	11	9	4	4
Age 21–40
Immediate custody	108	117	105	79	93	75	65	68	68	40	39
Total sentenced	131	158	135	109	119	95	90	100	81	45	46
Age 41–64
Immediate custody	73	95	65	81	71	55	61	50	59	50	50
Total sentenced	85	109	74	88	78	72	71	52	67	54	54
Age 65 and over
Immediate custody	2	5	7	2	5	8	5	4	4	7	12
Total sentenced	2	5	7	2	6	10	6	7	4	7	13
All ages
Immediate custody	198	233	188	171	187	147	139	130	140	99	102
Total sentenced	257	328	254	240	235	213	187	189	169	113	120