§ Mr. RandallTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many successful prosecutions there have been for sexual assault of pupils in each of the last 10 years by(a) primary school teachers, (b) secondary school teachers and (c) support staff in local authority schools. [73381]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisI have been asked to reply.
The information requested is not available. However, my Department's statistical record shows that the number of people barred from or restricted in their employment in the education service in each of the last 3 years as a result of a conviction or a caution for a sexual offence relating to children was:
- 1996: 99
- 1997: 71
- 1998: 52