HC Deb 21 November 1985 vol 87 cc296-7W
Dr. Godman

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons have been convicted in Scotland of offences involving child abuse in each of the last five years; and if he will break the totals down by offence.

Mr. John MacKay

The age of the victims of crimes and offences is not recorded in the statistics collected by the Scottish Home and Health Department. However, some of the categories in the classification of crimes and offences used in the statistics relate specifically to some form of child abuse. Figures for those categories are given in the table.

Mr. John MacKay

The age of the victims of crimes and offences is not included in the statistics on court proceedings collected by the Scottish Home and Health Department. However, two of the categories in the classification of crimes and offences used in the statistics relate specifically to some form of sexual abuse of children. Figures for these categories are given in the table.

Persons with charge proved, Scotland.

Crime 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
Defilement of girl under 13 years 12 1 7 2 2
Defilement of girl aged 13, 14 and 15 87 64 59 73 69