§ Mrs. GoldingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of children, under the age of 16 years, charged with prostitution in each of the past five years. [33104]
§ Mr. MacleanAs detailed information on the number of persons charged is not collected centrally, cautioning and court data are given in the table:482W
Total number of females aged 10 to under 16 years cautioned and prosecuted for prostitution offences under Section 1 of the Street Offences Act 19591 1989–1993 Age 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 England and Wales 10 — — — 1 — 11 — — — — — 12 — 2 4 2 — 13 3 3 5 1 5 14 9 14 10 7 33 15 38 22 40 51 40 10–15 50 41 59 62 78 All ages 15,498 14,646 14,005 13,102 11,520 1 Common prostitute loitering or soliciting for the purposes of prostitution.