§ The Earl of Northeskasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many prosecutions there have been under the provisions of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 in each year since its implementation. [HL3294]
Number of persons1 cautioned by the police and proceeded against for offences under the Computer Misuse Act 1990, United Kingdom, 1991–2000 England and Wales Scotland3 Northern Ireland Statute Offence Description Year Cautions Prosecutions Cautions Prosecutions Cautions Prosecutions Computer Misuse Act 1990, Sec 1 Unauthorised access to computer material 1991 ֵ ֵ * — ֵ ֵ 1992 ֵ ֵ * — ֵ ֵ 1993 ֵ ֵ * — ֵ — 1994 ֵ ֵ * 2 ֵ — 1995 ֵ ֵ * 1 ֵ — 1996 ֵ ֵ * 3 ֵ — 1997 ֵ ֵ * — ֵ — 1998 ֵ 6 * 1 ֵ — 1999 9 6 * — ֵ — 22000 4 8 * — ֵ ֵ Computer Misuse Act 1990, Sec 2 Unauthorised access with intent to commit or facilitate commission of further offences 1991 — — * — ֵ ֵ 1992 — 1 * — ֵ ֵ 1993 1 1 * — ֵ — 1994 — 1 * — ֵ — 1995 — 1 * — ֵ — 1996 — 2 * — ֵ — 1997 — — * — ֵ — 1998 — 6 * — ֵ — 1999 2 3 * — ֵ — 22000 5 3 * — ֵ ֵ Computer Misuse Act 1990, Sec 3 Unauthorised modification of computer material 1991 — 4 * — ֵ ֵ 1992 — 6 * 1 ֵ ֵ 1993 1 7 * 1 ֵ — 1994 — 3 * — ֵ — 1995 2 5 * — ֵ — 1996 6 2 * — ֵ 1 1997 1 7 * — ֵ 3 1998 — 4 * 1 ֵ — 1999 7 4 * — ֵ — 22000 15 8 * — ֵ ֵ 1 Figures provided are on the principal offence basis. 2 Staffordshire Police force were only able to submit sample data for persons proceeded against in the magistrates' courts for the year 2000. Although sufficient to estimate higher orders of data, these data are not robust at a detailed level and have been excluded from this table. 3 The figures provided for Scotland have been derived from information held on the Scottish Executive Justice Department's court proceedings database. ֵ = not available. * = not applicable. — = nil.