Justice written question – answered at on 28 February 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many convictions for offences related to sex trafficking there were in each year since 2006.
The number of defendants who were found guilty at all courts for offences of trafficking for sexual exploitation under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 in England and Wales, for the years 2006 to 2009 (latest available) can be viewed in the following table.
Data for 2010 are planned for publication in the spring of 2011.
N umber of defendants who were found guilty at all courts for offences of trafficking for sexual exploitation under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 in England and Wales, for the years 2006 to 2009( 1,2,3) | ||||
Statute | 2006 | 2007 | 2008( 4) | 2009 |
Sexual Offences Act 2003 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 23 |
(1) Includes offences under: Sexual Offences Act 2003 s.57 'Trafficking into the UK for sexual exploitation' Sexual Offences Act 2003 s.58 'Trafficking within the UK for sexual exploitation' Sexual Offences Act 2003 s.59 'Trafficking out of the UK for sexual exploitation' (2) The figures given in the table on court proceedings relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. (3) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. (4) Excludes data for Cardiff magistrates court for April, July and August 2008. Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services within the Ministry of Justice. |
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