§ Sir Paul BeresfordTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research he has conducted
Number of persons proceeded against at magistrates courts for certain sexual offences against persons under 16 England and Wales 1997–20011 Offence 1997 1998 1999 20002 2001 Buggery by a male of a male under 16 107 124 140 105 111 Buggery by a male with a female under 16 35 19 23 28 9 Rape of a female aged under 16 592 698 714 659 919 Rape of a male aged under 16 45 49 63 68 107 Unlawful sexual intercourse with girl under 13 40 40 32 40 53 Unlawful sexual intercourse with girl under 16 153 171 169 167 177 Incest with a girl under 13 14 17 12 18 14 1 These data are on the principal offence basis. 2 Staffordshire Police Force were only able to submit sample data for persons proceeded against and convicted in the magistrates courts for the year 2000. Altough sufficient to estimate higher orders of data, these data are not robust enough at a detailed level and have been excluded from the table.