Question reference: S3W-01826
- Asked by: Aileen Campbell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 2 July 2007
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Current status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 17 July 2007
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) number and (b) percentage of individuals found guilty of sexual offences against children have not served custodial sentences for the offences that they committed in each of the last five years.
Answer
The statistics collected centrallyon convictions do not identify victim characteristics unless this is implied bythe specific charge involved. The available information on those sexual offencecategories which by definition involved child victim(s) is given in the followingtable.
Persons given aNon-Custodial Sentence in Scottish Courts for Selected Sexual Offences1,2001-02 to 2005-06
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| 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 |
| Number | 184 | 144 | 148 | 147 | 133 |
| % of persons with a charge proved for these crimes | 62 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 55 |
Note: 1. Where main offence involvedincluded sexual intercourse with girl under 13 to 16, person with custody or careof girl and causing her seduction, lewd and libidinous practices, grooming of childrenfor the purposes of sexual offences, procuration of sexual services from childrenunder 18 and procuration of child under 18 for pornography.