§ Mr. Robin F. Cookasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish in the Official Report the figures in each of the past five years of (a) prosecutions of men aged over 21 years for homosexual conduct in private with a consenting partner aged over 16 years but under 21 years, (b) prosecutions against the younger partner in such cases and (c) convictions in such cases.
§ Mr. JohnInformation in the form requested is not available. Information in the table below relates to males aged 21 and over tried for offences of buggery
MALES TRIED AT THE CROWN COURT FOR OFFENCES OF CONSENTING HOMOSEXUAL CONDUCT, AND THOSE FOUND GUILTY—ENGLAND AND WALES Number of person 1971 1973 Offence For trial Found guilty For trial Found guilty Buggery by a man of the age of 21 or over with another male person under the age of 21, but aged 16 years or more, with consent. 11 11 14 14 Attempted buggery by a man of the age of 21 or over with another male person under the age of 21, but aged 16 years or more, with consent. 2 2 7 7
§ Mr. Robin F. Cookasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish in the Official Report the figures in each of the past five years of (a) prosecutions of men aged over 16 years but under 21 years for homosexual conduct in private with a consenting partner of the same age range, (b) prosecutions in such cases of the other person and (c) convictions in such cases.
§ Mr. JohnInformation in the form requested is not available. The following table relates to males aged 17 and under 21 tried for offences of buggery; it covers such acts with or without consent, and with partners of all ages.
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MALES AGED 17 AND UNDER 21 TRIED AT THE CROWN COURT FOR OFFENCES OF BUGGERY—NUMBER OF PERSONS Year Total number for trial Total found guilty 1971 … … 19 19 1972 … … 11 11 1973 … … 16 15 1974 … … 21 20 1975 … … 18 18 in 1971–75; the offences include acts with or without consent and with partners of all ages:
MALES AGED 21 AND OVER TRIED AT THE CROWN COURT FOR OFFENCES OF BUGGERY Year Total for trial Total found guilty 1971 … … 154 140 1972 … … 161 156 1973 … … 153 141 1974 … … 175 166 1975 … … 211 194 For the years 1971 and 1973 only, the following information is available for males aged 21 or over who were tried for a homosexual offence involving a consenting partner aged over 16 but under 21: