HL Deb 09 February 2000 vol 609 cc88-9WA
Lord Dholakia

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many people were, respectively, convicted and cautioned for (a) indictable sexual offences and (b) non-indictable sexual offences in 1998. [HL835]

Lord Bassam of Brighton

Available information for 1998 is given in the tables.

Table A—Number of offenders convicted at all courts or cautioned for sexual offences by type of offence, England and Wales, 1998
Type of offence Convicted Cautioned
Indictable only 929 101
Triable either-way 3,596 1,613
Summary1 7,209 3,875
1Includes brothel keeping, indecent exposure, kerb crawling and offences by prostitutes.

Table B—Number of offenders convicted at the Crown Court for sexual offences1 by type of offence. Northern Ireland, 1998
Type of offence Convicted
Indictable only 79
Non-indictable —
1Figures relate only to the principal offence.
Table C—Persons with a charge proved where the main offence was a crime of indecency1 in Scotland, 1998
Court Procedure Number of persons with a charge proved
Solemn 225
Summary 313
1Excluding indecent exposure, brothel keeping, immoral traffic and offences related to prostitution.