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<p> </p><p> </p><p>Our laws in these areas are robust and clear. The Government takes
very seriously all matters relating to sexual abuse including the abuse of children.
The proportion of offenders sentenced who were sentenced to immediate custody rose
to 86% in 2012, compared to 58% in 2009.</p><p> </p><p>The number of defendants found
guilty of offences under sections 30 – 41 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, in England
and Wales from 2008 to 2012 can be viewed in the table.</p><p> </p><p>Court proceedings
data for England and Wales for 2013 are planned for publication as part of the Criminal
Justice Statistics publication in May 2014</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible separately
to identify the age of the victim from centrally held data or to give figures for
each individual offence requested.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="6"><p><strong>Defendants proceeded against at magistrates' courts and found
guilty and sentenced at all courts for offences under Sections 30-41 of the Sexual
Offences Act 2003, England and Wales, 2008 to 2012 <sup>(1)(2)(3)</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Outcome</p></td><td><p>2008
<sup>(4)</sup></p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found
guilty</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Conviction
ratio <sup>(5)</sup></p></td><td><p>41%</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td><td><p>71%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Sentenced</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>of
which</em></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Immediate
custody</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suspended
sentence</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Community
sentence</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fine</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>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Absolute
discharge</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>Otherwise
dealt with<sup> (5)</sup></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Custody rate
<sup>(7)</sup></p></td><td><p>74%</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>68%</p></td><td><p>86%</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>(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.</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>(2)
Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete.
However, 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></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>(3) The number of offenders sentenced can
differ from those found guilty as it may be the case that a defendant found guilty
in a particular year, and committed for sentence at the Crown Court, may be sentenced
in the following year.</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>(4) Excludes data for Cardiff magistrates'
court for April, July and August 2008.</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>(5) Conviction ratio
is calculated as the number of convictions as a proportion of the number of proceedings.</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>(6)
The category Otherwise Dealt With (ODW) includes: one day in police cells; disqualification
order; restraining order; confiscation order; travel restriction order; disqualification
from driving; recommendation for deportation; and other miscellaneous disposals.</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>(7)
The proportion of offenders sentenced who are sentenced to immediate custody.</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Source:
Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</p></td><td> </td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p>
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