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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions under the Misuse of Computers Act 1990 were (a) initiated and (b) discontinued in each region in each of the last 10 years. - Inc table.

Asked by

Mark Oaten (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

6 May 2004

For answer on

7 June 2004

Answered on

7 June 2004

Mr. Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions under the Misuse of Computers Act 1990 were (a) initiated and (b) discontinued in each region in each of the last 10 years. [172426] Paul Goggins: The requested information is contained in the table. Statistics on court proceedings for 2003 will be published in the autumn. Number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and those where the proceedings were discontinued etc. for offences under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 1, by region, England and Wales 1993 to 2002 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Section 1 2 Section 2 2 Section 3 2 Year/region Proceeded Discontinued 3 Proceeded Discontinued 3 Proceeded Discontinued 3 against against against 1993 North East n/a n/a -- -- -- -- North West n/a n/a 1 1 1 -- Yorkshire and Humberside n/a n/a -- -- 2 -- East Midlands n/a n/a -- -- 1 -- West Midlands n/a n/a -- -- -- -- East n/a n/a -- -- -- -- London n/a n/a -- -- -- -- South East n/a n/a -- -- 1 -- South West n/a n/a -- -- 2 2 Wales n/a n/a -- -- -- -- England and Wales n/a n/a 1 1 7 2 1994 North East n/a n/a -- -- -- -- North West n/a n/a -- -- 1 -- Yorkshire and Humberside n/a n/a -- -- -- -- East Midlands n/a n/a -- -- -- -- West Midlands n/a n/a -- -- -- -- East n/a n/a -- -- -- -- London n/a n/a -- -- 1 1 South East n/a n/a -- -- -- -- South West n/a n/a -- -- 1 -- Wales n/a n/a -- -- -- -- England and Wales n/a n/a -- -- 3 1 1995 North East n/a n/a -- -- -- -- North West n/a n/a -- -- -- -- Yorkshire and Humberside n/a n/a -- -- -- -- East Midlands n/a n/a -- -- -- -- West Midlands n/a n/a -- -- 1 -- East n/a n/a -- -- -- -- London n/a n/a -- -- 2 -- South East n/a n/a -- -- 2 -- South West n/a n/a -- -- -- -- Wales n/a n/a -- -- -- -- England and Wales n/a n/a -- -- 5 -- 1996 North East n/a n/a -- -- -- -- North West n/a n/a -- -- -- -- Yorkshire and Humberside n/a n/a -- -- -- -- East Midlands n/a n/a -- -- -- -- West Midlands n/a n/a -- -- 1 1 East n/a n/a 1 1 -- -- London n/a n/a 1 -- -- -- South East n/a n/a -- -- 1 -- South West n/a n/a -- -- -- -- Wales n/a n/a -- -- -- -- England and Wales n/a n/a 2 1 2 1 1997 North East n/a n/a -- -- -- -- North West n/a n/a -- -- 1 -- Yorkshire and Humberside n/a n/a -- -- -- -- East Midlands n/a n/a -- -- -- -- West Midlands n/a n/a -- -- -- -- East n/a n/a -- -- 1 -- London n/a n/a -- -- 5 -- South East n/a n/a -- -- -- -- South West n/a n/a -- -- -- -- Wales n/a n/a -- -- -- -- England and Wales n/a n/a -- -- 7 -- 1998 North East -- -- -- -- -- -- North West -- -- -- -- 1 -- Yorkshire and Humberside 1 -- -- -- -- -- East Midlands 1 -- -- -- -- -- West Midlands -- -- 3 -- 1 1 East 1 1 -- -- -- -- London -- -- -- -- 1 -- South East 3 2 -- -- -- -- South West -- -- -- -- 1 -- Wales -- -- 3 -- -- -- England and Wales 6 3 6 -- 4 1 1999 North East -- -- -- -- -- -- North West -- -- 1 -- 1 1 Yorkshire and Humberside -- -- -- -- -- -- East Midlands 1 1 -- -- 1 -- West Midlands 1 -- -- -- -- -- East -- -- -- -- -- -- London -- -- -- -- -- -- South East 3 2 -- -- 2 -- South West -- -- -- -- -- -- Wales 1 1 2 -- -- -- England and Wales 6 4 3 -- 4 1 2000 North East 1 -- -- -- -- -- North West 1 -- -- -- -- -- Yorkshire and Humberside 2 -- -- -- -- -- East Midlands -- -- -- -- 1 -- West Midlands 1 -- -- -- 1 1 East -- -- 1 -- 1 1 London 2 -- 2 1 2 -- South East -- -- -- -- 1 -- South West -- -- -- -- 1 -- Wales 1 1 -- -- 1 1 England and Wales 8 1 3 1 8 3 2001 North East -- -- -- -- -- -- North West -- -- -- -- 3 -- Yorkshire and Humberside -- -- -- -- 7 -- East Midlands -- -- -- -- 1 -- West Midlands 1 -- 1 -- -- -- East 1 -- -- -- -- -- London 1 -- 2 -- 1 -- South East 1 -- 1 1 -- -- South West 1 -- -- -- -- -- Wales 4 1 -- -- -- -- England and Wales 9 1 4 1 12 -- 2002 North East -- -- -- -- -- -- North West -- -- 1 -- 1 1 Yorkshire and Humberside -- -- -- -- -- -- East Midlands 2 2 1 1 1 -- West Midlands -- -- 1 -- 1 1 East -- -- -- -- -- -- London -- -- -- -- 4 -- South East -- -- 1 -- 1 -- South West 2 -- 2 -- -- -- Wales -- -- -- -- -- -- England and Wales 4 2 6 1 8 2 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. n/a = not available. 1 These data are on the principal offence basis. 2 Sections of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 are as follows: Section 1--Unauthorised access to computer material Section 2--Unauthorised access with intent to commit or facilitate commission of further offences Section 3--Unauthorised modification of computer material 3 Also includes cases where no evidence was offered or charges withdrawn, and cases discharged under Section 6 MCA 1980.

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Computer Misuse Act 1990

Date

7 June 2004

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172426; 422 c184-8W

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