Question reference: S3W-01829
- 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 in each of the last five years are known to have subsequently committed a sexual offence.
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 Released from aCustodial Sentence or given a Non-Custodial Sentence in 1998-99 to 2002-03 withan Index Conviction for Selected Sexual Offences1: Number andPercentage Reconvicted within Two Years for a Sexual Offence2
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| 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 |
| Number reconvicted within two years | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 5 |
| % of offenders with relevant index conviction | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Notes:
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.
2. Reconvictions for crimes ofindecency, excluding offences related to prostitution.