§ Sir Teddy TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have been convicted for voluntarily engaging in homosexual acts involving persons of between 16 and 18 years of age in each of the years since 1994. [53970]
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§ Mr. MichaelInformation for 1994 to 1996 (latest available) is given in the table. It does not include offences such as male rape or indecent assault on a male.
Number of males cautioned, prosecuted and convicted 1 for specific homosexual offences by age, 1994–96 England and Wales Year/offence Aged 16 Aged 17 1994 Buggery offences Cautioned 5 3 Prosecuted 9 13 Convicted 4 6 Indecency between males Cautioned 3 5 Prosecuted 1 3 Convicted 1 2 1995 Buggery offences Cautioned 1 — Prosecuted 3 3 Convicted — 5 Indecency between males Cautioned 1 1 Prosecuted — 4 Convicted — 2 1996 Buggery offences Cautioned 3 1 Prosecuted 4 — Convicted 1 — Indecency between males Cautioned 2 5 Prosecuted — — Convicted — — 1 Includes persons proceeded against in earlier years or for other offences
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people under the age of 18 years were arrested for consenting homosexual activity but then released without charge in the latest year for which figures are available. [54659]
§ Mr. MichaelInformation on the particular offence for which a person is arrested is not collected centrally.