Human Trafficking
(asked on 23rd January 2015) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases of (a) trafficking for sexual exploitation, (b) trafficking for other exploitation and (c) forced labour, slavery and servitude (i) were prosecuted and (ii) resulted in convictions in 2013.
The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts and found guilty at all courts of offences under Section 71 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (relating to forced labour, slavery and servitude), Section 4 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc) Act 2004 (relating to trafficking for other exploitation) and Section 57 and 59 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 in England and Wales (relating to for sexual exploitation) from 2009 to 2013 can be viewed in the table.
Modern slavery is an appalling crime that has no place in today’s society. It is an affront not just to the dignity and humanity of the people crushed by it but to every one of us.
That is why the Government has gone beyond the above legislation and introduced a Modern Slavery Bill, the first of its kind in Europe.
| Defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty of offences under selected legislation, England and Wales, 2009 to 2013 (1)(2) | ||||||
| Legislation | Outcome | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
| Section 71 Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (3) | Proceeded against | - | 1 | 22 | 4 | 10 |
| Found guilty | - | - | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| Section 4 Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc) Act 2004 | Proceeded against | 14 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
| Found guilty | 7 | 2 | - | 6 | 2 | |
| Section 57 to 59 Sexual Offences Act 2003 | Proceeded against | 33 | 24 | 10 | 16 | 28 |
| Found guilty | 23 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | |
| '-' = Nil | ||||||
| (1) The figures given in the table 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. | ||||||
| (2) 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. | ||||||
| (3) Offences in section came into force 6 April 2010 | ||||||
| Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice. | ||||||
| Ref: PQ 210323 210324 210325 | ||||||