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Written question asked by Baroness Howe of Idlicote (Crossbench) on Thursday, 12 July 2018, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 July 2018. It was answered by Lord Keen of Elie (Conservative) on Thursday, 26 July 2018 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Pornography: Children

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) prosecutions, and (2) convictions have been made under section 62 of the Coroner and Justice Act 2009 in the last five financial years.

Answer

The number of prosecutions and convictions under section 62 of the Coroner and Justice Act 2009 for the financial years from 2012/13 to 2016/17 can be found in the table below.

Number of prosecutions and convictions under Section 62 of the Coroner and Justice Act 2009, possession of prohibited image of a child, 2012/13 to 2016/17

2012/13

2013/14

2014/15

2015/16

2016/17

Prosecutions

18

17

18

24

40

Convictions

14

7

11

27

53
A defendant who appears before both magistrates’ court and Crown Court may not do so within the same year, meaning for a given year convictions may exceed prosecutions or sentences may not equal convictions. Defendants who appear before both courts may be convicted at the Crown Court for a different offence to that for which they were originally proceeded against at magistrates’ court.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL9482
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Children Convictions Prosecutions Pornography
Legislation
Coroners and Justice Act 2009
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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