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Written question asked by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) on Monday, 11 November 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 13 November 2024. It was answered by Nicholas Dakin (Labour) on Monday, 18 November 2024 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Crimes of Violence: Acids

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of attacks involving acid in the last 12 months.

Answer

The Ministry of Justice publishes data on prosecutions and convictions for a wide range of offences, including violence against the person, in the Outcomes by Offences data tool. This can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Criminal justice statistics - GOV.UK.

However, data held centrally does not include specific offences where acid has been used during the offence. This information may be held in court records but to examine individual court records would be of disproportionate costs.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
13455
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Crimes of violence Convictions Acids
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk