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Offences against Children

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 30 January 2025UIN 25837

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2025 to Question 21759 on Offences against children, whether the information requested is held by her Department.

Answered by Sarah Sackman

The Ministry of Justice publishes data on prosecutions and convictions at criminal courts in England and Wales in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, including rape. They can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Criminal Justice Statistics.

Information on the immigration status of defendants is not routinely collected by the courts.

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