Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many third parties have been prosecuted under Section 59 of the Offences Against the Persons Act 1961 in (a) 2015, (b) 2016, (c) 2017, (d) 2018, and (e) 2019.
Data on the number of prosecutions that have occurred in England and Wales for offences under section 59 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861 is available in the Principal offence proceedings and outcomes by Home Office offence code data tool (select table entitled HO code (principal offence), then select Offence Code filter – 01402).
Annual statistics for the year ending 31 December 2019, will be available in May 2020.