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date	14/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Treasure Act 1996
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases under the Treasure Act 1996 have been reported in the last year in which it has been claimed by finders that the items discovered date to before commencement of that Act; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	119652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>Inquests into finds of precious metal made before the Treasure Act 1996 came into force on 24 September 1997 are heard as treasure trove inquests under the common law and not under the 1996 Act. There were two such inquests in 2016.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 19/12/2017 16:32:32 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

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registered interest
date	28/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Care Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many care cases there have been in the English Family Courts in each of the last 10 years; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	50914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of children involved in care applications in England, from 2011 – 2015, the latest year for which full data is available. Data on the number of care applications prior to 2011 is not held.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>19, 035</p></td><td><p>19,185</p></td><td><p>18,283</p></td><td><p>18,630</p></td><td><p>11,813</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 02/11/2016 16:33:49 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

458548

registered interest
date	08/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases of child abuse flagged by sexual offences have led to prosecutions in each police force area in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	30375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts and found guilty at all courts of child sexual abuse offences, by police force area in England and Wales, from 2012 to 2014, can be viewed in the table at Annex A.</p><p><strong>Annex A</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts of child sexual abuse offences <sup>(1)</sup>, England and Wales, 2012 to 2014 <sup>(2)(3)</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Police Force Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outcome</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>London<sup>(4)</sup></p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>483</p></td><td><p>538</p></td><td><p>513</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>212</p></td><td><p>207</p></td><td><p>226</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Cumbria</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>205</p></td><td><p>173</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Merseyside</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>346</p></td><td><p>298</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>146</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Cheshire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Northumbria</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>114</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>74</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>193</p></td><td><p>306</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>139</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>66</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Humberside</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>121</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Cleveland</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>188</p></td><td><p>202</p></td><td><p>262</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>West Mercia</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>158</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>69</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Warwickshire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Derbyshire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Nottinghamshire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Leicestershire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Cambridgeshire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Norfolk</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Suffolk</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Bedfordshire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>123</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Thames Valley</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>184</p></td><td><p>230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>124</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Hampshire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>169</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Surrey</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Kent</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Sussex</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>122</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Devon and Cornwall</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Avon and Somerset</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>139</p></td><td><p>137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Gloucestershire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Wiltshire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Dorset</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>North Wales</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Gwent</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>South Wales</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>123</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Dyfed-Powys</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>England and Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proceeded against</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,785</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,557</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,940</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Found guilty</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,175</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,142</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,388</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>(1) Offences under SS1, 5 - 12, 15-19, 30 -41, 47-50 Sexual Offences Act 2003</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><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></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><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></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>(4) London includes both the Metropolitan and City of London Police force areas. No results were returned from City of London Police Force area from 1 January 2012 onwards, as City of London Local Justice area was merged into other reporting areas.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ref: PQ 30375 &amp; 30376</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 30376 question first answered 11/03/2016 11:39:46 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

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registered interest
date	08/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Convictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases of child abuse flagged by sexual offences have led to convictions in each police force area in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	30376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts and found guilty at all courts of child sexual abuse offences, by police force area in England and Wales, from 2012 to 2014, can be viewed in the table at Annex A.</p><p><strong>Annex A</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts of child sexual abuse offences <sup>(1)</sup>, England and Wales, 2012 to 2014 <sup>(2)(3)</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Police Force Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outcome</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>London<sup>(4)</sup></p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>483</p></td><td><p>538</p></td><td><p>513</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>212</p></td><td><p>207</p></td><td><p>226</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Cumbria</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>205</p></td><td><p>173</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Merseyside</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>346</p></td><td><p>298</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>146</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Cheshire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Northumbria</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>114</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>74</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>193</p></td><td><p>306</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>139</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>66</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Humberside</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>121</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Cleveland</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>188</p></td><td><p>202</p></td><td><p>262</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>West Mercia</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>158</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>69</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Warwickshire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Derbyshire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Nottinghamshire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Leicestershire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Cambridgeshire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Norfolk</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Suffolk</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Bedfordshire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>123</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Thames Valley</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>184</p></td><td><p>230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>124</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Hampshire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>169</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Surrey</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Kent</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Sussex</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>122</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Devon and Cornwall</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Avon and Somerset</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>139</p></td><td><p>137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Gloucestershire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Wiltshire</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Dorset</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>North Wales</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Gwent</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>South Wales</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>123</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Dyfed-Powys</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found guilty</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>England and Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proceeded against</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,785</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,557</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,940</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Found guilty</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,175</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,142</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,388</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>(1) Offences under SS1, 5 - 12, 15-19, 30 -41, 47-50 Sexual Offences Act 2003</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><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></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><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></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>(4) London includes both the Metropolitan and City of London Police force areas. No results were returned from City of London Police Force area from 1 January 2012 onwards, as City of London Local Justice area was merged into other reporting areas.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ref: PQ 30375 &amp; 30376</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 30375 question first answered 11/03/2016 11:39:46 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

443821

registered interest
date	11/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: UK Membership of EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what contingency arrangements his Department has made for the eventuality of a majority leave vote in the upcoming EU referendum.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	21949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government is fighting hard to fix the aspects of the UK’s EU membership that cause so much frustration in Britain in order to get a better deal for Britain and secure our future. The Government is confident that the right agreement can be reached.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 15/01/2016 11:43:10 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

439014

registered interest
date	16/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents his Department has recorded of drones operating over prison estates in the last year for which figures are available; what steps his Department took following each such incident; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	20357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>If an incident involving a drone occurs, prisons will invoke appropriate contingency plans and will work alongside the police and CPS to ensure those responsible are caught. NOMS are exploring research options with the Home Office Centre for Applied Science and Technology (CAST) on detection and mitigation technology for drones.</p><br /><p>There were 30 reported drone related incidents between 1 December 2014 and 30 November 2015. This includes drone finds and drone sightings by prison staff in and around public and private prisons in England and Wales.</p><br /><p>Individual prisons will invoke the appropriate contingency plan relevant to the circumstances of the incident involving a drone. This includes, for example, working with the police and CPS to ensure those responsible for an incident involving a drone are caught and, if appropriate, prosecuted.</p><br /><p>These figures have been drawn from live administrative data systems. Care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, but the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 05/01/2016 11:39:17 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

391518

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to respond to the email sent by the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham on 13 May regarding the case of a constituent receiving inadequate support and provision on leaving jail, and the follow-up email sent in 17 June.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	8114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>I responded to the Hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham on 8 June.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 07/09/2015 15:39:58 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

171313

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will assess the potential merits of the appointment of specialist magistrates able to sit at short notice and out-of-hours to expedite eviction orders against illegal Traveller encampments.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	219208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>It is felt that the current legal framework, including the new powers devolved to local authorities, is sufficient to deal with the problem of illegal traveller encampments.</p><p> </p><p>I will, however, keep the situation under review, and my officials will ensure that I am kept informed of any developments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 13/01/2015 14:58:04 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

170379

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Child Rearing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effects of Parental Alienation Syndrome on families; and what plans he has to issue guidance or being forward legislative proposals to deal with those effects.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	218667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The family courts consider the facts of each case with the welfare of the child as paramount. Parental Alienation Syndrome is not recognised as a 'syndrome' by many professionals in this country<strong>. </strong> The courts do, however, recognise that some resident parents are responsible for alienating their children from non-resident parents and can take this into account when considering their decisions.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes grouped question UIN 218665 question first answered 18/12/2014 15:52:51 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

170512

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Child Rearing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effects of Parental Alienation Syndrome on family breakdowns; and what plans he has to issue guidance or bring forward legislative proposals to deal with that syndrome and its effects.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	218665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The family courts consider the facts of each case with the welfare of the child as paramount. Parental Alienation Syndrome is not recognised as a 'syndrome' by many professionals in this country<strong>. </strong> The courts do, however, recognise that some resident parents are responsible for alienating their children from non-resident parents and can take this into account when considering their decisions.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes grouped question UIN 218667 question first answered 18/12/2014 15:52:51 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton