HC Deb 05 November 1993 vol 231 cc563-8W
Mr. Gareth Wardell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a table showing for each of the last three years for each police authority area in England and Wales (i) how many persons were charged with the offence of indecent assault on children, (ii) how many were subsequently prosecuted by the Crown Prosecution Service and (iii) how many were convicted of the offence.

Mr. Maclean

Information on the number of people charged is not collected centrally. The data relate to the number of persons prosecuted and convicted for offences of indecent assault on a male aged under 16 years and indecent assault on a female aged under 16 years by police force area from 1990 to 1992, which is provisional.

Table 1A
Number of persons proceeded against at magistrates' courts and found guilty at all courts of indecent assault on children by police force area England and Wales 1990
Offence/PFA Total proceeded against Total found guilty
Indecent assault on boy under 16
Avon and Somerset 17 5
Bedfordshire 3 5
Cambridgeshire 8 7
Cheshire 6 4
Cleveland 6 6
Cumbria 8 7
Derbyshire 19 18
Devon and Cornwall 17 19
Dorset 3 4
Durham 10 9
Essex 13 8
Gloucester 4 4
Greater Manchester 27 21
Hampshire 23 14
Hertfordshire 9 10
Humberside 21 13
Kent 22 24
Lancashire 15 10
Leicestershire 11 5
Lincolnshire 10 5
City of London — —
Merseyside 28 16
Metropolitan Police 60 56
Norfolk 11 5
Northamptonshire 2 2
Northumbria 14 6
North Yorkshire 6 4
Nottinghamshire 15 12
South Yorkshire 17 10
Staffordshire 9 7

Offence/PFA Total proceeded against Total found guilty
Suffolk 8 4
Surrey 5 1
Sussex 16 12
Thames Valley 20 15
Warwickshire 2 3
West Mercia 11 7
West Midlands 25 19
West Yorkshire 29 19
Wiltshire 7 3
Dyfed Powys 3 2
Gwent 5 4
North Wales 9 7
South Wales 16 9
England 537 399
Wales 33 22
England and Wales 570 421

Table 1B Number of persons proceeded against at magistrates' courts and found guilty at all courts of indecent assault on children by police force area
England and Wales 1990
Offence/PFA Total proceeded against Total found guilty
Indecent assault on girl under 16
Avon and Somerset 68 38
Bedfordshire 38 24
Cambridgeshire 36 23
Cheshire 47 30
Cleveland 26 22
Cumbria 24 18
Derbyshire 53 32
Devon and Cornwall 71 60
Dorset 26 16
Durham 30 24
Essex 33 23
Gloucester 23 15
Greater Manchester 174 101
Hampshire 80 47
Hertfordshire 26 20
Humberside 68 49
Kent 58 50
Lancashire 83 63
Leicestershire 24 21
Lincolnshire 43 32
City of London 1 —
Merseyside 87 47
Metropolitan Police 196 115
Norfolk 47 26
Northamptonshire 24 18
Northumbria 67 52
North Yorkshire 30 21
Nottinghamshire 87 57
South Yorkshire 63 43
Staffordshire 48 31
Suffolk 15 13
Surrey 23 14
Sussex 65 47
Thames Valley 27 26
Warwickshire 17 17
West Mercia 42 20
West Midlands 127 70
West Yorkshire 133 92
Wiltshire 29 25
Dyfed Powys 19 12
Gwent 24 12
North Wales 15 14
South Wales 68 57
England 2,159 1,442
Wales 126 95
England and Wales 2,285 1,537

Table 2A
Number of persons proceeded against at magistrates' courts and found guilty at all courts of indecent assault on children by police force area England and Wales 1991
Offence/PFA Total proceeded against Total found guilty
Indecent assault on boy under 16
Avon and Somerset 15 7
Bedfordshire 3 3
Cambridgeshire 9 2
Cheshire 19 7
Cleveland 7 4
Cumbria 2 4
Derbyshire 12 7
Devon and Cornwall 14 15
Dorset 2 2
Durham 2 3
Essex 18 11
Gloucester 5 2
Greater Manchester 31 22
Hampshire 18 13
Hertfordshire 3 1
Humberside 18 13
Kent 15 14
Lancashire 13 9
Leicestershire 13 9
Lincolnshire 13 8
City of London — —
Merseyside 25 14
Metropolitan Police 57 41
Norfolk 12 6
Northamptonshire 7 5
Northumbria 9 10
North Yorkshire 3 1
Nottinghamshire 16 4
South Yorkshire 9 10
Staffordshire 10 9
Suffolk 5 1
Surrey 7 7
Sussex 18 10
Thames Valley 18 8
Warwickshire 2 1
West Mercia 6 5
West Midlands 22 10
West Yorkshire 29 21
Wiltshire 6 7
Dyfed Powys 2 3
Gwent 3 5
North Wales 8 7
South Wales 16 10
England 493 326
Wales 29 25
England and Wales 522 351

Table 2B
Number of persons proceeded against at Magistrates' Courts and found guilty at all Courts of indecent assault on children by police force area England and Wales 1991
Offence/PFA Total proceeded against Total found guilty
Indecent assault on girl under 16
Avon and Somerset 63 29
Bedfordshire 19 11
Cambridgeshire 26 16
Cheshire 34 27
Cleveland 29 23
Cumbria 17 14
Derbyshire 46 33
Devon and Cornwall 66 52
Dorset 33 16
Durham 34 25
Essex 39 29

Offence/PFA Total proceeded against Total found guilty
Gloucester 21 13
Greater Manchester 144 102
Hampshire 75 46
Hertfordshire 25 10
Humberside 71 56
Kent 26 39
Lancashire 50 39
Leicestershire 36 25
Lincolnshire 31 14
City of London 1 1
Merseyside 81 47
Metropolitan Police 199 123
Norfolk 29 23
Northamptonshire 23 18
Northumbria 87 52
North Yorkshire 24 19
Nottinghamshire 96 57
South Yorkshire 54 47
Staffordshire 51 39
Suffolk 32 21
Surrey 26 21
Sussex 34 35
Thames Valley 43 24
Warwickshire 15 13
West Mercia 49 26
West Midlands 108 72
West Yorkshire 129 88
Wiltshire 33 21
Dyfed Powys 11 8
Gwent 34 20
North Wales 26 24
South Wales 68 51
England 1,999 1,366
Wales 139 103
England and Wales 2,138 1,469

Table 3A
Number of persons proceeded against at magistrates' courts and found guilty at all courts of indecent assault on children by police force area England and Wales 19921
Offence/Police force area Total proceeded against Total found guilty
Indecent assault on boy under 16
Avon and Somerset 16 11
Bedfordshire 3 2
Cambridgeshire 11 9
Cheshire 13 17
Cleveland 6 3
Cumbria 1 —
Derbyshire 9 6
Devon and Cornwall 8 7
Dorset 10 10
Durham 7 3
Essex 12 5
Gloucester 8 5
Greater Manchester 36 26
Hampshire 13 12
Hertfordshire 5 1
Humberside 10 13
Kent 7 9
Lancashire 18 13
Leicestershire 7 5
Lincolnshire 6 7
City of London — —
Merseyside 16 8
Metropolitan Police 43 29
Norfolk 3 —
Northamptonshire 6 7
Northumbria 10 10

Offence/Police force area Total proceeded against Total found guilty
North Yorkshire 1 3
Nottinghamshire 16 6
South Yorkshire 13 15
Staffordshire 4 4
Suffolk 9 6
Surrey 3 2
Sussex 13 13
Thames Valley 14 15
Warwickshire 2 3
West Mercia 13 8
West Midlands 22 25
West Yorkshire 26 17
Wiltshire 2 1
Dyfed Powys 2 4
Gwent 10 6
North Wales 6 4
South Wales 17 13
England 422 336
Wales 35 27
England and Wales 457 363
1 Provisional

Table 3B Number of persons proceeded against at Magistrates' Courts and found guilty at all courts of indecent assault on children by police force area
England and Wales 19921
Offence/PFA Total proceeded against Total found guilty
Indecent assault on Girl under 16
Avon and Somerset 38 24
Bedfordshire 12 6
Cambridgeshire 42 25
Cheshire 55 44
Cleveland 27 14
Cumbria 12 9
Derbyshire 41 35
Devon and Cornwall 49 36
Dorset 18 11
Durham 31 23
Essex 33 18
Gloucester 20 14
Greater Manchester 192 101
Hampshire 79 50
Hertfordshire 33 22
Humberside 51 44
Kent 28 46
Lancashire 41 40
Leicestershire 30 12
Lincolnshire 23 12
Merseyside 60 47
Metropolitan Police2 179 90
Norfolk 25 23
Northamptonshire 17 16
Northumbria 73 61
North Yorkshire 35 17
Nottinghamshire 104 65
South Yorkshire 57 40
Staffordshire 39 30
Suffolk 21 13
Surrey 6 4
Sussex 59 29
Thames Valley 45 29
Warwickshire 18 9
West Mercia 42 31
West Midlands 101 63
West Yorkshire 104 66
Wiltshire 16 16
Dyfed Powys 24 16
Gwent 28 11
North Wales 30 24
South Wales 67 45
England 1,856 1,235

Offence/PFA Total proceeded against Total found guilty
Wales 149 96
England and Wales 2,005 1,331
1 Provisional
2 Including City of London