www.gov.uk
June 2014
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Freedom of Information Request
You ask for the following information from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ):
Please kindly provide data on:
The number of women prosecuted and convicted for loitering or soliciting for
the purposes of prostitution each year since 2010 in England and Wales.
The number of men prosecuted and convicted for loitering or soliciting for the
purposes of prostitution each year since 2010 n England and Wales.
The number of women prosecuted and convicted for soliciting another for the
purpose of obtaining their sexual services as a prostitute in a street or public
place each year since 2010 n England and Wales.
The number of men prosecuted and convicted for soliciting another for the
purpose of obtaining their sexual services as a prostitute in a street or public
place each year since 2010 n England and Wales.
Could you also tell me if there is anywhere this data (i.e. data for prostitution
related offences broken down by gender) is habitually made available publicly?
Your request has been handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
I can confirm that the Ministry of Justice holds the information that you have asked
for and I am pleased to provide this to you.
The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates' court and found guilty
at all courts for selected prostitution offences, by gender in England and Wales from
2010 to 2013 (latest available) can be viewed in the table.
In answer to your last question, further information on prostitution related offences is
available on the Ministry of Justice website at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-justice-statistics-quarterlydecember-2013
Scroll down and select “Outcome by offence” - in the contents page scroll down to
‘Miscellaneous crimes against society’, under this you will find the following heading
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‘24 Exploitation of Prostitution’. If you scroll further down to ‘Summary non-motoring
offences’ you will also find the following headings ‘107 Brothel Keeping’, ‘165 Kerb
Crawling’, ‘166 Offence by Prostitute’ and ‘167 Aiding, etc. Offence by Prostitute’.
You can find out more about information held for the purposes of the Act by reading
some guidance points we consider when processing a request for information,
attached at the end of this letter.
You can also find more information by reading the full text of the Act, available at
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/contents.
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