§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many individuals have been wrongly(a) arrested and (b) convicted for committing sexual offences from 1995 to date; and if he will make a statement. [74073]
§ Mr. BoatengData on wrongful arrest are not collected centrally. Data on wrongful conviction are available for persons whose appeals against conviction were heard at the Crown Court or the Court of Appeal and are as follows:
334WAppeals from persons against conviction (1) for a sexual offence where the conviction was quashed (2), 1995–1997.
Appeals from persons against conviction1 for a sexual offence where the conviction was quashed2, 1995–97 Year The Crown Court Court of Appeal 1995 22 30 1996 6 31 1997 16 346 1998 4— 366 1999 (to 1 March) 4— 37 1 Includes appeals against conviction and sentence 2 Includes results where a lesser offence was substituted 3 Complied by the Court of Appeal and may be on a different basis to previous years 4 Not yet available Source: Data compiled by the Home Office using case data supplied by both courts
§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many appeals are currently being considered from individuals who assert that they are innocent of sexually related offences. [74074]
§ Mr. BoatengAt 1 March of this year, in the Court of Appeal, there were 264 outstanding applications from individuals against conviction for a sexually related offence.
§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the sexual offences currently being investigated relate to incidents which took place more than a year ago. [74075]
§ Mr. BoatengThe information requested is not recorded centrally.