Written question asked by Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour) on Tuesday, 19 December 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 January 2007. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Monday, 8 January 2007 on behalf of the Home Office.
Historic Child Abuse
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether changes have been made to guidance on the investigation of historic child abuse since 2002.
- Answer
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In 2002 the Association of Police Chief Officers (ACPO) produced ““Child Abuse—the Investigation of Historical Institutional Child Abuse””, a manual designed to provide senior Investigating Officers with guidance, strategic options and good practice when investigating cases of historic child abuse. ACPO is currently revising the manual and aims to produce updated guidance in the new year.
Number of offenders cautioned and persons found guilty at all courts for kerb crawling and soliciting offences, by sex and police force area, England and Wales 2005¹, ² Cautions Kerb crawling Persistent soliciting of women for the purposes of prostitution Soliciting by a man Police force area Male Female Male Female Male Female Avon and Somerset 43 — 5 — — — Bedfordshire 9 — 10 — — — Cleveland 2 — — — — — Derbyshire 2 — — — — — Dorset — — — — 10 — Essex — — 1 — — — Greater Manchester 2 — — — — — Humberside 11 — — — — — Kent 4 — — — — — Lancashire 6 — 2 — — — Merseyside 1 — — — — — Metropolitan Police 8 — 2 — — — Norfolk — — — — 1 — Nottinghamshire 80 1 14 — 12 — South Yorkshire 31 — 2 — — — Suffolk 19 — — — — — Thames Valley — — 4 — — — West Midlands 39 — 2 — — — West Yorkshire 8 — — — — — South Wales 4 — — — — — England and Wales 269 1 42 — 23 — Convictions Kerb crawling Persistent soliciting of women for the purposes of prostitution Soliciting by a man Police force area Male Female Male Female Male Female Avon and Somerset 1 — — — — — Bedfordshire 1 — — — — — Cleveland 106 3 — — — — Derbyshire 16 — — — — — Essex 1 — — — — — Greater Manchester 7 1 9 — — — Hampshire 7 — — — — — Lancashire 2 — — — 1 — Merseyside 5 — 2 — — — Metropolitan Police 286 2 2 — 1 — Northamptonshire 42 — 1 — — — Nottinghamshire 16 — — — — — South Yorkshire 8 — 1 — — — Staffordshire 14 — 4 — — — Suffolk 5 — — — — — West Midlands 66 — 12 — — — West Yorkshire 45 — 3 — — — South Wales 1 — — — — — England and Wales 629 6 34 — 2 — ¹ These data are provided on the principal offence basis ² 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 police forces and courts. 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. Source: RDS—Office for Criminal Justice Reform Our Ref IOS 106-06
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 113328; 455 c140-2W;455 c139W
- Session
- 2006-07
- Notes
- Table omitted in Bound volume.
- Subjects
- Children Abuse
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