§ Mr. Gareth WardellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish in theOfficial Report the number of successful prosecutions for child abuse in Wales for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. John PattenThe available information is given in the table. It is possible from the information held centrally to identify only offences where the victim is by definition aged under 16: children may also have been the victims of other offences, such as murder, that are not defined by reference to the victim's age.
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Total found guilty Offence 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Summary offences Violence against the person Cruelty to, or neglect of, children — — — — —