Asked by: Sarah Atherton (Conservative - Wrexham)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of charges of (a) rape and (b) other sexual offences against people working at the Army Foundation College that were brought to trial at court-martial resulted in conviction in each of the last five years.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The tables below show the number and proportion of charges at Court Martial of rape and other sexual offences involving people working at Army Foundation College Harrogate which resulted in a conviction.
Rape
| Number of Convictions | % of Convictions |
2019 (7 May onwards) | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 100% |
2024 (to 7 May) | 0 | 0 |
Other Sexual Offences
| Number of Convictions | % of Convictions |
2019 (7 May onwards) | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 2 | 16.7% |
2024 (to 7 May) | 2 | 100% |
Caveats:
1. JPA is a live system which is updated for retrospective complaints/allegations and therefore, data can be subject to change.
2. These figures are single service estimates only and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.
3. The data represents the number of charges; it may be that more than one charge has been brought against the same person.
4. Table two shows the number of other sexual offences under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 or its historical equivalent.
5. People working at AFC Harrogate does not include recruits.
6. The % columns detail the proportion of convictions in relation to charges at Court Martial.
Mar. 01 2010
Source Page: Tables showing the number of defendants proceeded against, found guilty and sentenced for criminal offences in England and Wales from 1997 to 2008. 15 p.Found: Tables showing the number of defendants proceeded against, found guilty and sentenced for criminal offences
Feb. 10 2010
Source Page: 15 tables showing convictions for various crimes.Found: 15 tables showing convictions for various crimes.
Asked by: Charlotte Nichols (Labour - Warrington North)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many convictions there have been for (a) rape and (b) serious sexual offences where the perpetrator was under the age of 18 in each of the last five years.
Answered by Laura Farris - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Ministry of Justice) (jointly with Home Office)
The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of rape and sexual offences recorded by the police in England and Wales, and their investigative outcomes, including the number of charge/summons. This information is published by Police Force Area on a quarterly basis, and can be accessed here: Police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The Home Office does not hold information on perpetrators under the age of 18. Statistics on convictions in England and Wales, including rape and sexual offences by perpetrator age, are published by the Ministry of Justice, in the release Criminal Justice System Statistics Quarterly, available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-justice-statistics-quarterly
Scotland have a different method of recording sexual offences to England and Wales but information on crimes and offences recorded by the police, including clear ups of crimes, can be accessed here:
https://www.gov.scot/publications/recorded-crime-scotland-2022-23/
Information on crimes and offences recorded by the police in Northern Ireland, including investigative outcomes, can be accessed here:
May. 16 2024
Source Page: First time entrants (FTE) into the Criminal Justice System and Offender Histories: year ending December 2023Found: Therefore these figures are an undercount of the true number of cautions and convictions given for these
Nov. 12 2010
Source Page: Providing anonymity to those accused of rape: an assessment of evidence: Ministry of Justice Research Series 20/10. 55 p.Found: offence cases. 3Statutory exceptions Victims of sexual offences: The Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act
Jun. 20 2024
Source Page: Court prosecutions, convictions and out of court disposals in Northern Ireland 2023Found: Court prosecutions, convictions and out of court disposals in Northern Ireland 2023
May. 16 2024
Source Page: Criminal Justice System statistics quarterly: December 2023Found: sexual assault.
Mar. 19 2024
Source Page: Criminal Justice System statistics quarterly: June 2023Found: Prosecutions for sexual offences have continued to show an upward trend over the past five years (mainly
Apr. 12 2024
Source Page: Suffolk Youth Justice Service: A prevention and diversion successFound: Offences It is not possible or practical to include all offences within this document.