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<p>The number of people prosecuted under section 51A of the Sexual Offences Axes 2003
for the years 2010 to 2017 can be viewed in the table.</p><p> </p><p>Data is provided
from 2010 onwards as section 51A was inserted into the Sexual Offences Act 2003 by
the Policing and Crime Act 2009 and as such did not come into effect until 1 April
2010. Therefore, 2010 is the earliest year for which data is available.</p><p> </p><p>National
Statistics on court outcomes for 2018 are planned for publication in May 2019.</p><p>
</p><p>This data relates to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences
for which they were dealt with. When an offender has been dealt with for two or more
offences at the same time the principal offence is the more serious offence.</p>
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