The information requested is contained in the attached table, a copy of which has been deposited in the Library of the House.<\/p>
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The CPS definition of child abuse covers any case where the victim was under 18 years of age at the time of the offence. This includes allegations or crimes perpetrated by both adults and persons under the age of 18. Child abuse includes physical, emotional and sexual criminal offences, as well as neglect of a child and historical child abuse where the victim is now an adult. The data provided is primarily used for monitoring performance on cases that involve allegations of child abuse. The data relies on the application of a monitoring flag and is accurate only to the extent that the flag is correctly applied.<\/p>
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The CPS has published a breakdown of both pre-charge decisions and prosecutions for child abuse flagged cases within the annual \u2018Violence against Women and Girls Report 2013-14\u2019.<\/p>
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The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not centrally record the number of local authorities that have adopted the national disclosure Protocol.<\/p>
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A survey of Chief Crown Prosecutors found that 82 local authorities have signed a local protocol as of 5 September 2014. The attached list of the local authorities identified in the survey has been placed in the library.<\/p>
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The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the number of cases of child abuse, referred for a pre-charge decision or prosecuted, by way of a monitoring flag.<\/p>
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The CPS definition of child abuse covers any case where the victim was under 18 years of age at the time of the offence and includes physical, emotional and sexual criminal offences, as well as neglect of a child and Non-recent child abuse where the victim is now an adult. It includes allegations or crimes perpetrated by both adults and under 18s. The data is accurate only to the extent that the flag has been correctly applied.<\/p>
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During each of the last five years the number of pre-charge decisions made against suspects alleged to have committed offences involving child abuse is as follows:<\/p>
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<\/p><\/td> | Pre-Charge Decisions<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009-2010<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 12,691<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010-2011<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 13,015<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011-2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 11,610<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012-2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 9,379<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013-2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 11,187<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> In the same period, the number of defendants prosecuted and convicted, in cases flagged as child abuse is as follows:<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> Total Prosecuted<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Convictions<\/strong><\/p><\/td> % Convictions<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009-2010<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 8,079<\/p><\/td> 6,043<\/p><\/td> 74.8%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010-2011<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 9,235<\/p><\/td> 6,855<\/p><\/td> 74.2%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011-2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 8,581<\/p><\/td> 6,444<\/p><\/td> 75.1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012-2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 7,558<\/p><\/td> 5,755<\/p><\/td> 76.1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013-2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 7,998<\/p><\/td> 6,096<\/p><\/td> 76.2%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> This information is available within the CPS\u2019s annual \u2018Violence against Women and Girls Report 2013-14\u2019.<\/p>"}
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