§ Mr. RooneyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons were convicted of child sex offences in the last year for which figures are available; and, of these, how many were allowed bail prior to trial, how many pleaded guilty and how many pleaded not guilty.
§ Mr. John PattenInformation on the number of persons convicted of child sex crime in England and Wales is given in the table. It is only possible from the information held centrally to identify sex offences where the victim is know to be aged under 16. Reliable information is not available centrally on the numbers given bail prior to trial or how they pleaded.
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Number of persons convicted of child sex offences. 1989 England and Wales Offence Convictions Buggery with a boy under the age of 16 or with a woman or an animal 183 Attempt to commit buggery with a boy under the age of 16 or with a woman or an animal 26 Indecent assault on a male aged under 16 years 406 Indecent assault on a female aged under 16 years 1,657 Unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl aged under 13 years 96 Unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl aged under 16 years 262 Incest with a girl under 13 years 100 Inciting girl under 16 years to have incestuous sexual intercourse 5 Householder permitting unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 16 years 3 Person responsible for girl aged under 16 causing or encouraging her prostitution, etc 1 Abduction of unmarried girl aged under 16 years 13 Gross indecency with children 219