Slavery: Convictions

(asked on 9th February 2016) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many defendants have been convicted under section 71 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 in each of the past five years where the victim was under 18 at the time of the commission of the offence.


Answered by
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Lord Faulks
This question was answered on 23rd February 2016

The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates' courts for offences under section 71 Coroners and Justice Act 2009, in England & Wales, from 2012 to 2014 (the latest available) can be viewed in the attached table. The Ministry of Justice court proceedings database cannot identify the age of the victim of a crime; as such that information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

Section 71 was repealed by the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and replaced by an equivalent offence. The repeal and new offence came into force on 31 July 2015.

Defendants proceeded against at magistrates' court for offences under Section 71 Coroners and Justice Act 2009, England & Wales, 2012-2014(1)(2)

Offence

Outcome

2012

2013

2014

Knowingly hold another person in slavery / servitude

Proceeded against

2

6

19

Knowingly require another person to perform forced / compulsory labour

Proceeded against

2

4

6

(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.

Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.

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