§ Mr. NichollsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list for each of the last 10 years for which figures are available the number of men prosecuted for having unlawful sexual intercourse with a female; what information is available about the age of the girls involved in these offences; what guidelines have been given to(a) police forces and (b) the Crown Prosecution Service about such prosecutions in relation to offences with girls aged (i) 15, (ii) 14 and (iii) 13 years of age; and if he will make a statement. [46141]
Number of males prosecuted for offences of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl aged under 13 and a girl aged under 16 by age, England and Wales, 1986–1996 Offence/age group 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Unlawful sexual intercourse with girl under 131 10 to under 18 years 16 13 27 21 23 28 13 18 17 17 7 18 to under 21 years 13 19 17 13 18 23 20 12 16 11 5 21 years or over 99 123 121 104 103 102 78 67 55 49 28 All ages 128 155 165 138 144 153 111 97 88 77 40 Unlawful sexual intercourse with girl under 162 10 to under 18 years 37 27 33 34 29 22 20 19 24 21 17 18 to under 21 years 76 72 84 77 63 58 53 40 47 36 33 21 years or over 252 260 227 179 198 172 179 128 131 138 114 All ages 365 359 344 290 290 252 252 187 202 195 164 1An offence under s5 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956 2An offence under s6 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956