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<p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates' courts and the number
of offenders found guilty and sentenced by type of sentence at all courts under section
53A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, from 2010 to 2016 can be viewed in the table
below.</p><p> </p><p>Criminal justice statistics for 2017 are planned for publication
in May 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates'
courts and number of offenders found guilty and sentenced by type of sentence at all
courts under section 53A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003(1), England and Wales, 2010
to 2016(2)(3)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total
Proceeded Against</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total
Guilty</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total
Sentenced</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>of
which:</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Immediate Custody</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suspend
Sentence</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Community
Sentences</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fine</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Absolute
Discharge</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Conditional
Discharge</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Otherwise
dealt with</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>'
- ' = Nil</p><p>(1) Section 53A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 inserted by Policing
and Crime Act 2009</p><p>(2) 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.</p><p>(3) 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.</p><p>
</p><p>Arrests and Charging data are not held by the Ministry of Justice.</p>
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