Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Official Statistics entitled Criminal Justice System statistics quarterly: December 2023, published on 16 May 2024, which offence descriptions in the dataset entitled Outcomes by Offence data tool: December 2023 correspond to (a) Section 51A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Soliciting), (b) Section 1 of the Street Offences Act 1959 (Loitering or soliciting for purposes of prostitution), (c) Section 52 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Causing or inciting prostitution for gain), (d) Section 53 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Controlling prostitution for gain), (e) Section 53A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Paying for sexual services of a prostitute subjected to force etc.), (f) Section 33A of the Sexual Offences Act 1956 (Keeping a brothel used for prostitution), (g) Section 46 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (Placing of advertisement relating to prostitution) and (h) Section 2 and 3(3) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (Human trafficking – sexual exploitation).

The Ministry of Justice publishes data for offences under the requested legislation in the Outcomes by Offence data tool: December 2023 using following HO codes:

(a) Section 51A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Soliciting):

• 16701 - Soliciting another for the purpose of obtaining their sexual services as a prostitute in a street or public place

(b) Section 1 of the Street Offences Act 1959 (Loitering or soliciting for purposes of prostitution):

• 16604 - Person persistently loitering or soliciting for the purposes of prostitution

(c) Section 52 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Causing or inciting prostitution for gain):

• 02417 - Causing or inciting prostitution for gain

(d) Section 53 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Controlling prostitution for gain):

• 02418 - Controlling a prostitute for gain

(e) Section 53A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Paying for sexual services of a prostitute subjected to force etc.):

• 16702 - Paying or promising to pay a person to provide sexual services, where that person is subject to exploitative conduct to induce or encourage them to provide those services

(f) Section 33A of the Sexual Offences Act 1956 (Keeping a brothel used for prostitution):

• 02419 - Keeping a brothel used for prostitution

(g) Section 46 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (Placing of advertisement relating to prostitution.):

• 16503 - Placing of advertisement relating to prostitution

(h) Section 2 and 3(3) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (Human trafficking – sexual exploitation):

• 03608 - Arrange or facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation