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Written question asked by Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Evans of Temple Guiting (Labour) on Monday, 26 February 2007.


Crime: Rape

Question
asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether allegations of rape described by police forces as ““no crimed”” enter into national statistics on reported rapes in all circumstances.
Answer

If an offence of rape is ““no crimed””, it should be reported monthly on the recorded crime return made to the Home Office. However, offences which have been ““no crimed”” do not feature in the recorded crime statistics published by the Home Office.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
1896; 689 c287WA
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Rape Statistics
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk