§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) men and (b) women are serving sentences for paedophilia convictions. [164044]
§ Paul Goggins[holding answer 26 March 2004]Child sex offenders can be included in a number of different Prison Service offence codes. The Prison Service does not have a specific offence code to cover paedophiles, and hence information on the number of persons who are serving sentences having been convicted of child sex offences is unavailable.
§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) men and (b) women of Afro-Caribbean origin are in jail for paedophilia. [164045]
§ Paul Goggins[holding answer 26 March 2004]: Child sex offenders can be included in a number of different Prison Service offence codes. The Prison Service does not have a specific offence code to cover paedophiles, and hence information on the number of persons who are serving sentences having been convicted of child sex offences is unavailable.