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Human Trafficking

Volume 457: debated on Monday 5 March 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 31 January to question 118556, how many people were charged with offences related to trafficking of people in England and Wales in each year since 2000; and how many were charged under immigration legislation. (122478)

[holding answer 22 February 2007]: Information on charging is not held within the Office for Criminal Justice Reform. The following table has been provided by the Crown Prosecution Services; it shows the number of charged offences under s57, s58 and s59 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003; and s25 Immigration Act 1971 for offences of trafficking people reaching a first hearing in 2005 and 2006. Any offences under s4 Asylum and Immigration Act 2004 would also be relevant to the hon. Member’s question, but no such offences were recorded during the two years in question.

Number of charged offences under s57, s58 and s59 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003; and s25 Immigration Act 1971 for offences of trafficking people reaching a first hearing for 2005 and 2006

Statute

2005

2006

Sexual Offences Act 2003 s57

15

14

Sexual Offences Act 2003 s57(1)

23

7

Sexual Offences Act 2003 s58

12

34

Sexual Offences Act 2003 s58(1)

7

16

Sexual Offences Act 2003 s59

0

2

Sexual Offences Act 2003 s59(1)

0

1

Immigration Act 1971 s25(1)

209

225

Immigration Act 1971 s25(1) and (6)

233

236

Immigration Act 1971 s25(l)(b)

12

5

Immigration Act 1971 s25(l)(c)

34

5

Immigration Act 1971 s25A and 25(6)

24

32

Immigration Act 1971 s25B(1) and 25(6)

2

0

Immigration Act 1971 s25B(3) and 25(6)

11

4

Total

582

581

Note:

Figures represent numbers of offences reaching a first hearing

Source:

Offence Based universe of CPS (Crown Prosecution Services) Compass Management Information System