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Written Question
Sexual Offences
Thursday 28th April 2022

Asked by: Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) charges, (b) prosecutions and (c) convictions there were for indecent exposure, broken down by gender, in the years (i) 2015, (ii) 2016, (iii) 2017, (iv) 2018, (v) 2019, (vi) 2020 and (vii) 2021.

Answered by Victoria Atkins - Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The Ministry of Justice has published information on prosecutions, convictions up to December 2020, available in the following tool pivot tool:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1063892/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2020-revised.xlsx.

Within the pivot tables, filter for:

(Offence code: Detailed offence)

Indecent exposure

  • 08809: Exposure

88B Other miscellaneous sexual offences (Offence)

  • 08805: Administering a substance with intent to stupefy or overpower to engage in sexual activity
  • 08806: Committing an offence with intent to commit a sexual offence
  • 08807: Trespass with intent to commit a sexual offence

175 Sexual Offences- Miscellaneous (Offence)

  • 17504: Sexual activity in a public lavatory

To breakdown an offence by sex, filter for the required offence and move the ‘sex’ filter, in the pivot table field list, to the rows area.

Filter ‘year of appearance’ to 2015-20.

Figures for 2021 are due to be published 19th May 2022.

The figures given in the data tool relate to defendants for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When an offender has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed.

Information on charges issued by the police is not held by this department.

Written Question
Sexual Offences
Thursday 28th April 2022

Asked by: Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) charged, (b) prosecuted and (c) convicted for administering a substance with intent to stupefy or overpower to engage in sexual activity in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016, (iii) 2017, (iv) 2018, (v) 2019, (vi) 2020 and (vii) 2021.

Answered by Victoria Atkins - Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The Ministry of Justice has published information on prosecutions, convictions up to December 2020, available in the following tool pivot tool:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1063892/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2020-revised.xlsx.

Within the pivot tables, filter for:

(Offence code: Detailed offence)

Indecent exposure

  • 08809: Exposure

88B Other miscellaneous sexual offences (Offence)

  • 08805: Administering a substance with intent to stupefy or overpower to engage in sexual activity
  • 08806: Committing an offence with intent to commit a sexual offence
  • 08807: Trespass with intent to commit a sexual offence

175 Sexual Offences- Miscellaneous (Offence)

  • 17504: Sexual activity in a public lavatory

To breakdown an offence by sex, filter for the required offence and move the ‘sex’ filter, in the pivot table field list, to the rows area.

Filter ‘year of appearance’ to 2015-20.

Figures for 2021 are due to be published 19th May 2022.

The figures given in the data tool relate to defendants for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When an offender has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed.

Information on charges issued by the police is not held by this department.

Written Question
Sexual Offences
Thursday 28th April 2022

Asked by: Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) charged, (b) prosecuted and (c) convicted for other miscellaneous sexual offences in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016, (iii) 2017, (iv) 2018, (v) 2019, (vi) 2020 and (vii) 2021.

Answered by Victoria Atkins - Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The Ministry of Justice has published information on prosecutions, convictions up to December 2020, available in the following tool pivot tool:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1063892/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2020-revised.xlsx.

Within the pivot tables, filter for:

(Offence code: Detailed offence)

Indecent exposure

  • 08809: Exposure

88B Other miscellaneous sexual offences (Offence)

  • 08805: Administering a substance with intent to stupefy or overpower to engage in sexual activity
  • 08806: Committing an offence with intent to commit a sexual offence
  • 08807: Trespass with intent to commit a sexual offence

175 Sexual Offences- Miscellaneous (Offence)

  • 17504: Sexual activity in a public lavatory

To breakdown an offence by sex, filter for the required offence and move the ‘sex’ filter, in the pivot table field list, to the rows area.

Filter ‘year of appearance’ to 2015-20.

Figures for 2021 are due to be published 19th May 2022.

The figures given in the data tool relate to defendants for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When an offender has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed.

Information on charges issued by the police is not held by this department.

Written Question
Sexual Offences
Thursday 28th April 2022

Asked by: Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) charged, (b) prosecuted and (c) convicted for committing an offence with intent to commit a sexual offence in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016, (iii) 2017, (iv) 2018, (v) 2019, (vi) 2020 and (vii) 2021.

Answered by Victoria Atkins - Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The Ministry of Justice has published information on prosecutions, convictions up to December 2020, available in the following tool pivot tool:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1063892/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2020-revised.xlsx.

Within the pivot tables, filter for:

(Offence code: Detailed offence)

Indecent exposure

  • 08809: Exposure

88B Other miscellaneous sexual offences (Offence)

  • 08805: Administering a substance with intent to stupefy or overpower to engage in sexual activity
  • 08806: Committing an offence with intent to commit a sexual offence
  • 08807: Trespass with intent to commit a sexual offence

175 Sexual Offences- Miscellaneous (Offence)

  • 17504: Sexual activity in a public lavatory

To breakdown an offence by sex, filter for the required offence and move the ‘sex’ filter, in the pivot table field list, to the rows area.

Filter ‘year of appearance’ to 2015-20.

Figures for 2021 are due to be published 19th May 2022.

The figures given in the data tool relate to defendants for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When an offender has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed.

Information on charges issued by the police is not held by this department.

Written Question
Sexual Offences
Thursday 28th April 2022

Asked by: Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) charged, (b) prosecuted, and (c) convicted for trespassing with intent to commit a sexual offence in each year since 2015.

Answered by Victoria Atkins - Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The Ministry of Justice has published information on prosecutions, convictions up to December 2020, available in the following tool pivot tool:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1063892/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2020-revised.xlsx.

Within the pivot tables, filter for:

(Offence code: Detailed offence)

Indecent exposure

  • 08809: Exposure

88B Other miscellaneous sexual offences (Offence)

  • 08805: Administering a substance with intent to stupefy or overpower to engage in sexual activity
  • 08806: Committing an offence with intent to commit a sexual offence
  • 08807: Trespass with intent to commit a sexual offence

175 Sexual Offences- Miscellaneous (Offence)

  • 17504: Sexual activity in a public lavatory

To breakdown an offence by sex, filter for the required offence and move the ‘sex’ filter, in the pivot table field list, to the rows area.

Filter ‘year of appearance’ to 2015-20.

Figures for 2021 are due to be published 19th May 2022.

The figures given in the data tool relate to defendants for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When an offender has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed.

Information on charges issued by the police is not held by this department.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 26 Apr 2022
Judicial Review and Courts Bill

"I rise to speak to Lords amendments 1, 2 and 3, all tabled by Lord Marks in the other place. I appreciate that the Government have made some concessions and I thank the Minister for his meeting with me.

Amendments 1, 2 and 3 would remove from the Bill the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 26 Apr 2022
Judicial Review and Courts Bill

"No; I am conscious of time and Madam Deputy Speaker is anxious that we proceed.

The principle should not be party political but one shared across the House. It is disappointing to see the Government pushing ahead with plans to restrict judicial review by opposing the amendments. Unamended, the Bill …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Mar 2022
Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls

"We talk about wider societal change and bringing young people up with proper relationship training. I was a secondary school teacher; that sort of relationship training is done at the end of the day by maths teachers or foreign language teachers. Does the Minister believe that we need professionals to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Mar 2022
Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls

"It is a real pleasure and privilege to speak in this debate. We have talked about this issue many times, and I could not agree more with the right hon. Member for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford (Yvette Cooper) that the time for talking should be over and we need to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Mar 2022
Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls

"Once again, it is simply a matter of resources. Schools must be given extra resource to have specialists who guide young people into proper relationships. It will probably save us a lot of money if we get this right, but we need to spend the money in the first place.

…..."
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