§ Mr. Donald AndersonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions have taken place in each of the past three years for which figures are available involving homosexual acts with those(a) under 18 years and (b) between 18 and 21 years.
§ Mr. MacleanAvailable information on prosecutions under sections 12 and 13 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956, as amended by the Sexual Offences Act 1967, is given in the table.
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Offence description/age of offender 1990 1991 1992 Man of or over the age 21 procuring or attempting to procure or being party to the commission by a man under 21 of an act of gross indecency with another man under 18 — — — 18 to 20 — — — 21+ 71 19 14 Total 71 19 14 Man procuring or attempting to procure or being party to the commission by a man NOT under 21 of an act of gross indecency with another man under 18 2 3 — 18 to 20 11 4 2 21+ 302 217 61 Total 315 224 63 NoteIn some sections the defendant is under the legislative age; this may be due to a recording error or where attempting, conspiring, aiding, abetting, causing or permitting a crime is classified under the heading of the crime itself.
§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions have been taken out against men under section 1 of the Sexual Offences Act 1967 involving a person(a) aged between 18 years and 21 years and (b) aged between 16 years and 18 years for each year since 1989.
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Number of males prosecuted for various homosexual offences 1989–1992 England and Wales Offence description/age of offender 1989 1990 1991 1992 Sexual Offences Act 1956, Section 12 as amended by the Sexual Offences Act 1967 Buggery, including attempt, with a boy under the age of 16 or with a woman or an animal under 16 11 18 17 7 16 to 17 16 20 18 16 18 to 20 21 13 22 19 21+ 264 299 267 312 Total 312 350 324 354 Buggery, including attempt, by a man with a male person of the age of 16 or over without consent under 16 — — — — 16 to 17 1 3 4 — 18 to 20 2 3 1 2 21+ 23 24 26 38 Total 26 30 31 40 Buggery, including attempt, by a man of the age of 21 or over with another male person under the age of 21 with consent under 16 — — — 1 16 to 17 — 1 1 1 18 to 20 2 1 2 1 21+ 6 9 17 12 Total 8 10 19 14 Buggery, including attempt, by a man with another male person other than above under 16 — 1 1 3 16 to 17 — 1 1 1 18 to 20 1 2 2 2 21+ 22 10 11 4 Total 23 14 15 10 Sexual Offences Act 1956 Section 13 as amended by the Sexual Offences Act 1967 Indecency by a man of the age of 21 or over with another male person under the age of 21 under 16 1 1 1 — 16 to 17 6 9 2 2 18 to 20 13 15 9 10 21+ 384 420 182 191 Total 404 445 194 203 Indecency by a man with another male person other than above under 16 1 3 2 — 16 to 17 13 7 2 5 18 to 20 41 38 22 16 21+ 1,258 831 594 550 Total 1,313 879 620 571
§ Mr. Maclean[holding answer 17 January 1994]: No prosecutions have been brought under section 1 of the Sexual Offences Act 1967. This section amended earlier legislation to make lawful homosexual acts in private between consenting men aged 21 or above.
Available information on prosecutions under sections 12 and 13 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956, which were the principal offences amended by the 1967 Act, are given in the table.
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Offence description/age of offender 1989 1990 1991 1992 Man of or over the age of 21 procuring or attempting to procure or being party to the under 16 — — — — commission by a man under 21 of an act of gross indecency with another man 16 to 17 2 — — — 18 to 20 7 — — — 21+ 89 71 19 14 Total 98 71 19 14 Man procuring or attempting to procure or being party to the commission by a man under 16 — 1 1 — NOT under 21 of an act of gross indecency with another man 16 to 17 3 1 2 — 18 to 20 8 11 4 2 21+ 315 302 217 61 Total 326 315 224 63 Note: In some sections the defendant is under the legislative age; this may be due to a recording error or where attempting, conspiring, aiding, abetting, causing or permitting a crime is classified under the heading of the crime itself.