§ Mr. James Hillasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in each of the last 10 years, how many
Persons aged 17 and over found guilty or cautioned for certain offences England and Wales Number of persons Offence Total Found guilty Cautioned 1979 1982 1979 1982 1979 1982 Infanticide 7 3 7 3 — — Cruelty or neglect to children 161 130 138 101 23 29 Abandoning child aged under two years 6 4 1 1 5 3 Child stealing 14 9 13 7 1 2 Buggery with a boy under 16 years of age or with a woman or an animal * 126 119 123 * 3 Indecent assault on a male under 16 years of age * 492 485 460 * 32 Indecent assault on a female under 16 years of age * 1,452 1,347 1,167 * 258 Unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13 years of age 91 108 77 59 14 49 Unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 16 years of age 1,556 830 620 388 936 442 Incest with a girl under 13 * 45 49 44 * 1 Inciting girl under 16 to have incestuous sexual intercourse * 6 8 6 * — Householder permitting unlawful sexual intercourse with girl under 16 * 10 6 7 * 3 Person responsible for girl under 16 causing or encouraging her prostitution etc. * 3 3 3 * — Abduction of unmarried girl under 16 * 10 19 9 * 1 Gross indecency with a boy * 88 104 86 * 2 Gross indecency with a girl * 122 135 119 * 3 Taking, possessing or distributing indecent photographs of children * 12 2 12 * — * Not available.