Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 8 May (HL7173), how many people were (1) arrested, (2) charged, and (3) convicted, under section 53A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 in 2017; and what penalties were imposed in cases of conviction.
There have been zero defendants convicted under section 53A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 in 2017.
Arrests and Charging data are not held by the Ministry of Justice.