HC Deb 05 December 1984 vol 69 cc185-6W
Dr. Godman

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many cases of rape and sexual assault have been reported to the police for each of the last five years; and of these, how many cases reported have led to prosecutions;

(2) how many prosecutions for rape and sexual assault have resulted in (a) convictions and (b) acquittals in each of the last five years;

(3) what type of sentence has been passed on those persons convicted of rape and sexual assault in each of the last three years.

Mr. Mellor

The available information is published annually in "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales" including the supplementary tables: for notable offences recorded by the police in table 2.9 of the volume for 1983 (Cmnd. 9349): for prosecutions, convictions and sentences in table Sr j 1–101.1(A) of vol. 1 and table 2.1(A) of vol. 2 of the supplementary tables for 1983 and in the corresponding tables in the volumes for earlier years. The figures for rape include some offences other than under section 1 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956, including offences of aiding and abetting and attempts.