§ Ms. Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many men have been
Table 1 Males proceeded against and found guilty at all courts for offences of rape1 and attempted rape by type of sentence—England and Wales 1985 Proceeded against Found guily Sentenced to Immediate custody Otherwise dealt with England 785 398 376 22 Wales 41 28 25 3 England and Wales 826 426 401 25 1 Includes offences under s. 127, 128 of the Mental Health Act 1959. 708W
Table 2 Males sentenced to immediate custody at all courts for rape1 and attempted rape by type and length of sentence—England and Wales 1985 Sentence length Total Up to 3 years Over 3 years up to 5 years Over 5 years up to 10 years Over 10 years England Unsuspended imprisonment 92 95 51 15 253 Partly suspended imprisonment 4 — — — 4 Youth custody 45 39 21 1 106 Detention centre order 3 — — — 3 Detained under s.53 CYPA 1933 7 2 1 — 10 Total 151 136 73 16 376 Wales Unsuspended imprisonment 4 8 3 — 15 Partly suspended imprisonment 3 — — — 3 Youth custody 3 3 1 — 7 Detention centre order — — — — — Detained under s.53 CYPA 1933 — — — — — Total 10 11 4 — 25 prosecuted for rape in each of the last five years in England; how many men have been convicted in each of these years; of these, how many have not been sent to prison; and how many have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment of less than three years, between three and five years, between five and 10 years and over 10 years respectively; and what orders were made in respect of those convicted but not sent to prison;
(2) how many men have been prosecuted for rape in each of the last five years in Wales; how many men have been convicted in each of these years; of these, how many have not been sent to prison; and how many have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment of less than three years, between three and five years, between five and 10 years and over 10 years respectively; and what orders were made in respect of those convicted but not sent to prison.
§ Mr. Mellor[pursuant to his reply, 23 February 1987, c. 35]: The information requested for 1985 which may be incomplete is given in the tables. Comparable data for earlier years could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Information on offences of rape in England and Wales as a whole is published annually in "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales, supplementary tables, volumes 1 and 2"—in tables S1.1(A), S2.1(A), S2.3, S2.4 and S2.5, under offence classification 19. The figures for rape include aiding and abetting and attempted rape and some offences not under section 1 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956.
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Sentence length Total Up to 3 years Over 3 years up to 5 years Over 5 years up to 10 years Over 10 years England and Wales Unsuspended imprisonment 96 103 54 15 268 Partly suspended imprisonment 7 — — — 7 Youth custody 48 42 22 1 113 Detention centre order 3 — — — 3 Detained under s.53 CYPA 1933 7 2 1 — 10 Total 161 147 77 16 401 1 Includes offences under s.127, 128 of the Mental Health Act 1959.
Table 3 Males found guilty of rape1 and attempted rape not sentenced to immediate custody by type of disposal England and Wales 1985 England Wales England and Wales Hospital order under s.37(1) Mental Health Act 1983
4 — 4 Restriction order under ss.37 and 41 Mental Health Act 1983
5 — 5 Probation order 2 — 2 Supervision order 3 — 3 Fine — 1 1 Community service order 1 — 1 Attendance centre order — 2 2 Care order 1 — 1 Fully suspended sentence 6 — 6 Total 22 3 25 1 Includes offences under s. 127, 128 of the Mental Health Act 1959.