§ Mr. Mike O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many offenders have been charged with more than one incidence of child sex abuse;
(2) how many incidents there have been of persons being treated for child sex abuse who have been charged with offences of a similar nature (a) during the course of their treatment and (b) within two years after their treatment finishing;
(3) how many persons were convicted in each of the last five years for offences of sexual abuse against children; and how many such persons have been convicted in each of the last 10 years in the Coventry and Warwickshire area.
§ Mr. JackInformation is not collected centrally on the number of offenders who have been charged with more than one incident of child sex abuse. Nor are records kept centrally of the number of persons being treated for child sex abuse who have been charged with similar offences.
Information on the number of persons convicted of child sex crimes in England and Wales and the Coventry and Warwickshire areas is given in the tables. It is only possible from the information held centrally to identify sex offenders where the victim is known to be aged under 16 years.
695W
Offence 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 19911 Indecent assault on a female aged under 16 years 1,458 1,492 1,356 1,281 1,446 1,327 1,556 1,650 1,657 1,537 1,469 Unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl aged under 13 years 81 71 103 83 110 100 102 135 96 110 105 Unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl aged under 16 years 487 419 422 414 395 341 346 340 262 304 223 Incest with a girl under 13 years 32 45 40 49 57 77 89 104 100 84 68 Inciting girl under 16 years to have incestuous sexual intercourse 7 7 7 — 3 3 4 2 5 3 3 Householder permitting unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 16 years 7 7 3 6 3 2 6 7 3 5 1 Person responsible for girl aged under 16 causing or encouraging her prostitution, etc 4 3 4 3 — 3 3 1 1 2 2 Abduction of unmarried girl aged under 16 years 8 9 6 8 11 12 7 8 13 8 8 Gross indecency with children 229 231 220 237 266 243 248 246 219 276 219 1 Provisional 696W
Table B Number of persons convicted of child sex offences in the
Warwickshire Police Force Area 1987–19911
Warwickshire
Offence 1987 1988 1989 1990 1 1991 Buggery with a boy under the age of 16 or with a woman or an animal 2 1 2 2 — Attempt to commit buggery with a boy under the age of 16 or with a woman or an animal — — — — — Indecent assault on a male aged under 16 years 1 1 6 3 1 Indecent assault on a female aged under 16 years 15 13 14 17 13 Unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl aged under 13 years 2 3 1 — — Unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl aged under 16 years 2 1 5 3 5 Incest with a girl under 13 years — 1 — 1 1 Inciting girl under 16 years to have incestuous sexual intercourse — — — — — Householder permitting unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 16 years — — — — — Person responsible for girl aged under 16 causing or encouraging her prostitution, etc — — — — — Abduction of unmarried girl aged under 16 years — — — — — Gross indecency with children 1 1 2 1 4 1 Provisional. 697W
Table C Number of persons convicted at the magistrates' courts of child
sex offences in Coventry Petty Sessional Division and at
the Crown Court who were committed from Coventry Petty
Sessional Division 1987–19911
Coventry
Offence 1987 1988 1989 1990 1 1991 Buggery with a boy under the age of 16 or with a woman or an animal 5 1 5 3 1 Attempt to commit buggery with a boy under the age of 16 or with a woman or an animal — — — — — Indecent assault on a male aged under 16 years 2 3 2 2 3 Indecent assault on a female aged under 16 years 11 7 11 9 9 Unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl aged under 13 years — — — 1 — Unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl aged under 16 years 4 4 2 2 1 Incest with a girl under 13 years — 1 1 — — Inciting girl under 16 years to have incestuous sexual intercourse — — — — — Householder permitting unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 16 years — — — — — Person responsible for girl aged under 16 causing or encouraging her prostitution, etc. — — — — —
Offence 1987 1988 1989 1990 1 1991 Abduction of unmarried girl aged under 16 years — — — — — Gross indecency with children 5 5 2 2 3 1 Provisional.