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<p>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)</p><p>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: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-justice-statistics-quarterly"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-justice-statistics-quarterly</a></p><p>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:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.scot/publications/recorded-crime-scotland-2022-23/"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.scot/publications/recorded-crime-scotland-2022-23/</a></p><p>Information
on crimes and offences recorded by the police in Northern Ireland, including investigative
outcomes, can be accessed here:</p><p><a href="https://www.psni.police.uk/about-us/our-publications-and-reports/official-statistics/police-recorded-crime-statistics"
target="_blank">https://www.psni.police.uk/about-us/our-publications-and-reports/official-statistics/police-recorded-crime-statistics</a></p>
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