Prostitution Questions Asked by Lord Faulkner of Worcester To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prosecutions and how many convictions there have been under Section 30 (man living on earnings of prostitution) and Section 31 (woman exercising control over prostitute) of the Sexual Offences Act 1956, or their replacement provisions in the Sexual Offences Act 2003, in each of the past 10 years. [HL71] The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord West of Spithead) The information requested can be viewed in the attached table. These data are on the principal-offence basis. The figures given in the table on court proceedings relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offence for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences, the offence selected is the one for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |Proceeded against| | | | | | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Statute |Offence description |1998 |1999|2000|2001|2002|2003|2004|2005|2006|2007| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sexual Offences Act 1956 Sec 30, Sec 31|Man living on earnings of prostitute or exercising control over prostitute. Woman for purpose of gain, exercising control over prostitute|50 |48 |35 |34 |47 |41 |42 |5 |1 |1 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Statute |Offence description |1998|1999|2000|2001|2002|2003|2004|2005|2006|2007| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sexual Offences Act 1956 Sec 30, Sec 31|Man living on earnings of prostitute or exercising control over prostitute. Woman for purpose of gain, exercising control over prostitute|42 |37 |25 |31 |23 |30 |36 |18 |2 |2 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- — Nil (1) These data are on the principal offence basis. (2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. (3) Staffordshire Police Force was only able to submit sample data for persons proceeded against and convicted in the magistrates' courts for the year 2000. Although sufficient to estimate higher orders of data, these data are not robust enough at a detailed level and have been excluded from the table. Source: OCJR—E&A: Office for Criminal Justice Reform—Evidence & Analysis Unit Our ref: IOS 598-08 (Table) [Contribution for PQs HL71 to HL75] Asked by Lord Faulkner of Worcester To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prosecutions and how many convictions there have been under Section 52 (causing or inciting prostitution for gain) or Section 53 (controlling prostitution for gain) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 in each of the past five years. [HL72] Lord West of Spithead The information requested can be viewed in the attached table. These data are on the principal-offence basis. The figures given in the table on court proceedings relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offence for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences, the offence selected is the one for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |Proceeded against| | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Statute |Offence description |1998 |1999|2000|2001|2002|2003|2004|2005|2006|2007| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sexual Offences Act 2003 S.52|Causing or inciting prostitution for gain|— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |2 |1 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sexual Offences Act 2003 S.53|Controlling a prostitute for gain |— |— |— |— |— |— |1 |12 |18 |23 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total | |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |12 |20 |24 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Statute |Offence description |1998|1999|2000|2001|2002|2003|2004|2005|2006|2007| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sexual Offences Act 2003 S.52|Causing or inciting prostitution for gain|— |— |— |— |— |— |1 |1 |2 |1 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sexual Offences Act 2003 S.53|Controlling a prostitute for gain |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |3 |11 |24 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total | |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |4 |13 |25 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- — Nil (1) These data are on the principal offence basis. (2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. (3) Staffordshire Police Force was only able to submit sample data for persons proceeded against and convicted in the magistrates' courts for the year 2000. Although sufficient to estimate higher orders of data, these data are not robust enough at a detailed level and have been excluded from the table. Source: OCJR—E&A: Office for Criminal Justice Reform—Evidence & Analysis Unit Our ref: IOS 598-08 (Table) [Contribution for PQs HL71 to HL75] Asked by Lord Faulkner of Worcester To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prosecutions and how many convictions there have been under Section 33 (keeping a brothel) of the Sexual Offences Act 1956 in each of the past 10 years. [HL73] Lord West of Spithead The information requested can be viewed in the attached table. These data are on the principal offence basis. The figures given in the table on court proceedings relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offence for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences, the offence selected is the one for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |Proceeded against| | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Statute |Offence description |1998 |1999|2000|2001|2002|2003|2004|2005|2006|2007| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sexual Offences Act 1956 S.33A as added by Sexual Offences Act 2003 S.55 |Keeping a brothel used for prostitution |— |— |— |— |— |— |3 |11 |39 |41 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sexual Offences Act 1956 Sec 33. |Keeping a brothel |20 |44 |19 |12 |14 |11 |26 |13 |34 |37 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sexual Offences Act 1956 Sec 33 as amended by Sexual Offences Act 1967 Sec 6.|Keeping a brothel for homosexual practices|— |2 |— |— |1 |— |— |— |2 |— | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total | |20 |46 |19 |12 |15 |11 |29 |24 |75 |78 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Statute |Offence description |1998|1999|2000|2001|2002|2003|2004|2005|2006|2007| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sexual Offences Act 1956 S.33A as added by Sexual Offences Act 2003 S.55 |Keeping a brothel used for prostitution |— |— |— |— |— |— |4 |8 |27 |29 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sexual Offences Act 1956 Sec 33. |Keeping a brothel |12 |29 |13 |6 |7 |4 |15 |11 |12 |31 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sexual Offences Act 1956 Sec 33 as amended by Sexual Offences Act 1967 Sec 6.|Keeping a brothel for homosexual practices|— |— |— |— |1 |— |— |— |2 |— | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total | |12 |29 |13 |6 |8 |4 |19 |19 |41 |60 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- — Nil (1) These data are on the principal offence basis. (2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. (3) Staffordshire Police Force was only able to submit sample data for persons proceeded against and convicted in the magistrates' courts for the year 2000. Although sufficient to estimate higher orders of data, these data are not robust enough at a detailed level and have been excluded from the table. Source: OCJR—E&A: Office for Criminal Justice Reform—Evidence & Analysis Unit Our ref: IOS 598-08 (Table) [Contribution for PQs HL71 to HL75] Asked by Lord Faulkner of Worcester To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prosecutions and how many convictions there have been for loitering and soliciting under Section 1 of the Street Offences Act 1959 in each of the past 10 years. [HL74] Lord West of Spithead The information requested can be viewed in the attached table. These data are on the principal offence basis. The figures given in the table on court proceedings relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offence for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences, the offence selected is the one for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |Proceeded against| | | | | | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Statute |Offence description |1998 |1999 |2000 |2001 |2002 |2003 |2004 |2005 |2006|2007| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Street Offences Act 1959 Sec 1|Common prostitute loitering or soliciting for the purpose of prostitution|5,597 |3,679|3,663|3,129|2,909|2,956|2,002|1,376|845 |874 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total | |5,597 |3,679|3,663|3,129|2,909|2,956|2,002|1,376|845 |874 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Statute |Offence description |1998 |1999 |2000 |2001 |2002 |2003 |2004 |2005 |2006|2007| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Street Offences Act 1959 Sec 1|Common prostitute loitering or soliciting for the purpose of prostitution|5,223|3,378|3385 |2841 |2668 |2,627|1,735|1,116|648 |526 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total | |5,223|3,378|3,385|2,841|2,668|2,627|1,735|1,116|648 |526 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- — Nil (1) These data are on the principal offence basis. (2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. (3) Staffordshire Police Force was only able to submit sample data for persons proceeded against and convicted in the magistrates' courts for the year 2000. Although sufficient to estimate higher orders of data, these data are not robust enough at a detailed level and have been excluded from the table. Source: OCJR—E&A: Office for Criminal Justice Reform—Evidence & Analysis Unit. Our ref: IOS 598-08 (Table) [Contribution for PQs HL71 to HL75] Asked by Lord Faulkner of Worcester To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prosecutions and how many convictions there have been under Section 57 (trafficking into the United Kingdom for sexual exploitation), Section 58 (trafficking within the United Kingdom for sexual exploitation) and Section 59 (trafficking out of the United Kingdom for sexual exploitation) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 in each of the past five years. [HL75] Lord West of Spithead The information requested can be viewed in the attached table. These data are on the principal offence basis. The figures given in the table on court proceedings relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offence for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences, the offence selected is the one for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |Proceeded against| | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Statute |Offence description |1998 |1999|2000|2001|2002|2003|2004|2005|2006|2007| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sexual Offences Act 2003 S.57|Arrange/facilitate arrival into the UK of a person for sexual exploitation (trafficking) |— |— |— |— |— |— |5 |10 |19 |7 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sexual Offences Act 2003 S.58|Arrange/facilitate travel within the UK of a person for sexual exploitation (trafficking) |— |— |1 |— |— |— |— |16 |21 |18 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sexual Offences Act 2003 S.59|Arrange/facilitate departure from the UK of a person for sexual exploitation (trafficking)|— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total | |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |5 |26 |40 |25 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Statute |Offence description |1998|1999|2000|2001|2002|2003|2004|2005|2006|2007| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sexual Offences Act 2003 S.57|Arrange/facilitate arrival into the UK of a person for sexual exploitation (trafficking) |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |9 |6 |9 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sexual Offences Act 2003 S.58|Arrange/facilitate travel within the UK of a person for sexual exploitation (trafficking) |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |3 |9 |5 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sexual Offences Act 2003 S.59|Arrange/facilitate departure from the UK of a person for sexual exploitation (trafficking)|— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |1 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total | |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |12 |15 |15 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- — Nil (1) These data are on the principal offence basis. (2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. (3) Staffordshire Police Force was only able to submit sample data for persons proceeded against and convicted in the magistrates' courts for the year 2000. Although sufficient to estimate higher orders of data, these data are not robust enough at a detailed level and have been excluded from the table. Source: OCJR—E&A: Office for Criminal Justice Reform—Evidence & Analysis Unit Our ref: IOS 598-08 (Table) [Contribution for PQs HL71 to HL75]