Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 2 April 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 April 2019 (named day). It was answered by Lucy Frazer (Conservative) on Monday, 8 April 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.
Offences against Children: Internet
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many adults were convicted of offences involving the online grooming of children in 2018.
- Answer
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The Ministry of Justice publishes statistics on proceedings and outcomes for a range of offences relating to grooming, including where an adult meets or attempts to meet a child aged under 16 following grooming and causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity. Offences relating to online grooming are not distinguished from all grooming offences in court data, can be found under offence code 88a at the link below.
Data on these offences is published up to December 2017 and available in the Principal offence proceedings and outcomes by Home Office offence code data tool: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/738814/HO-Code-Tool-2017.xlsx.
Statistics for 2018 will be published on 16 May 2019.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 239897
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Children Convictions Internet Offences against children
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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- 2020-03-04 13:13:55 +0000
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