Prostitution (Hansard, 23 July 2002)

§ Mr. Cox
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) men and (b) women have been sent to prison in the United Kingdom for living on the earnings of, or for controlling, a prostitute in each of the last five years. [70283]

§ Hilary Benn
The information requested, relating to(a) males and (b) females sentenced to immediate custody for living on the earnings of, or controlling a prostitute in England and Wales from 1996 to 2000 are shown in the table.
Statistics for 2001 will be available in the autumn.
Figures for Scotland and Northern Ireland are matters for the Scottish Parliament and the Northern Ireland Assembly respectively.
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Number of persons sentenced to immediate custody for prostitution related offences in England and Wales 1996 to 2000¹²

Total sentenced to immediate custody

Offence description Statute 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

Male

Living on earnings of prostitution or exercising control over prostitute Sexual Offences Act 1956 Sees 30 and 31 26 23 23 16 12

Man or woman living wholly or in part on the earnings of male prostitution Sexual Offences Act 1967 Sec 5(1) 3 1 — — —

Total 29 24 23 16 12

Female

Living on earnings of prostitution or exercising control over prostitute Sexual Offences Act 1956 Sees 30 and 31 2 1 1 3 —

Man or woman living wholly or in part on the earnings of male prostitution Sexual Offences Act 1967 Sec 5(1) — — — — —

Total 2 1 1 3 —

¹These data are on the principal offence basis.

²Staffordshire Police Force were only able to supply a sample of data for magistrates' courts proceedings covering one full week in each quarter for 2000. Although sufficient to estimate higher orders of data, these data are not robust at a detailed level and so are excluded from this analysis.

§ Mr. Cox
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) boys and (b) girls aged under 15 years have been cautioned by police officers in the Metropolitan Police Authority for being involved in prostitution in the last 12 months. [70271]

§ Mr. Denham
No instances of males or females aged under 15 cautioned in 2000 for prostitution in the Metropolitan Police Force Area were reported to the Home Office.
Statistics for 2001 will be available in the autumn.

Number of persons sentenced to immediate custody for prostitution related offences in England and Wales 1996 to 2000¹²
		Total sentenced to immediate custody
Offence description	Statute	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Male
Living on earnings of prostitution or exercising control over prostitute	Sexual Offences Act 1956 Sees 30 and 31	26	23	23	16	12
Man or woman living wholly or in part on the earnings of male prostitution	Sexual Offences Act 1967 Sec 5(1)	3	1	—	—	—
Total		29	24	23	16	12
Female
Living on earnings of prostitution or exercising control over prostitute	Sexual Offences Act 1956 Sees 30 and 31	2	1	1	3	—
Man or woman living wholly or in part on the earnings of male prostitution	Sexual Offences Act 1967 Sec 5(1)	—	—	—	—	—
Total		2	1	1	3	—
¹These data are on the principal offence basis.
²Staffordshire Police Force were only able to supply a sample of data for magistrates' courts proceedings covering one full week in each quarter for 2000. Although sufficient to estimate higher orders of data, these data are not robust at a detailed level and so are excluded from this analysis.