The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ann Coffey on 2016-04-12.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many offences with code (a) 17B, (b) 19D, (c) 19E, (d) 19H, (e) 20B, (f) 2, (g) 22B, (h) 74 and (i) 88A under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 were recorded by police each year since 2008.
Mr Rob Wilson
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ann Coffey on 2016-04-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children living in regulated children’s homes who were the responsibility of each local authority were placed (a) within that local authority area, (b) outside the local authority area and (c) more than 20 miles away from their home on the latest date for which figures are available.
Edward Timpson
The information requested is attached.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ann Coffey on 2016-05-03.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of quality assurance procedures for registered intermediaries.
Mike Penning
Registered Intermediaries are required to adhere to professional standards as set out in a Code of Conduct and a Code of Ethics. Instances where performance falls below the required level can be investigated by the Quality Assurance Board which oversees and monitors quality issues and reports to the Ministry of Justice. A number of options are available for the board to take, including disciplinary action where it sees fit.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ann Coffey on 2015-10-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in each local authority area were excluded from school on the most recent date for which figures are available.
Edward Timpson
The number of permanent exclusions and the number of pupils with one or more fixed period exclusion by local authority area in England is published in the “Permanent and fixed period exclusions in England: 2013 to 2014”[1] National Statistics release.
The required information is available in Tables 19 and 20 of the “Local authority tables: SFR27/2015”. Please open the “Local authority tables: SFR27/2015”.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ann Coffey on 2015-10-22.
To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2015 to Question 11678, how many prosecutions for trafficking offences linked to County Lines investigations there have been in cases where a child under the age of 18 was trafficked to another area to distribute drugs; and what the outcomes were of each such prosecution.
Robert Buckland
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains no central record of prosecutions for trafficking offences linked to County Lines investigations. This information could only be obtained by examining CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ann Coffey on 2015-10-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions for trafficking offences linked to County Line investigations there have been to date in cases where a child under the age of 18 was trafficked to another area to distribute drugs; and what the outcomes were of such prosecutions.
Karen Bradley
The Home Office does not hold this information. Decisions on prosecutions are for the Crown Prosecution Service in consultation with the relevant police force.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ann Coffey on 2015-10-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to complete the evaluation of the pilots of section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999; and if he will make a statement.
Andrew Selous
A report is being prepared for publication, subject to standard quality assurance checks.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ann Coffey on 2015-10-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children (a) under 16 and (b) under 18 were reported (i) missing and (ii) absent in each police force area for each year since 2012.
Karen Bradley
The most recent missing persons data report, covering the year 2012-2013, was published by the National Crime Agency in November 2014 and is available on the UK Missing Persons Bureau website. This report provides the number of children who were reported missing (in the age ranges 12 – 14 and 15 -17). The National Crime Agency intends to publish the annual reports covering 2013/14 and 2014/15 in spring 2016.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ann Coffey on 2015-10-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects the Missing Persons’ Analysis Data for 2013-14 to be published.
Karen Bradley
The most recent missing persons data report, covering the year 2012-2013, was published by the National Crime Agency in November 2014 and is available on the UK Missing Persons Bureau website. This report provides the number of children who were reported missing (in the age ranges 12 – 14 and 15 -17). The National Crime Agency intends to publish the annual reports covering 2013/14 and 2014/15 in spring 2016.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ann Coffey on 2015-10-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there were in (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14 and (iii) 2014-15 under Section 49 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 where the victims were (A) under 16 years old and (B) between 16 and 19 years old.
Dominic Raab
The statutes concerned apply to victims aged under 18 years. A breakdown by age could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Data on justice outcomes for offences under sections 47, 48 and 49 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 are published at the following link under ‘71.1 Abuse of children through prostitution and pornography – indictable only’ and ‘71.2 Abuse of children through prostitution and pornography – triable either way’:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428937/outcomes-by-offence-tables.xlsx