FOI ref: FOI/2022/3773
You asked
I am requesting information relating to family court proceedings, in particular those involving child sexual abuse.
A yearly breakdown from 2011-2021 in Wales and England of the following information.
The number of cases involving accusations of child sexual abuse against MALE adults
- the number of cases men accused of child sexual abuse
- the number of cases of men found guilty of child sexual abuse
- the number of cases of child sexual abuse where the child was a male child
- the number of cases of child sexual abuse where the child was a female child
- the number of cases of child sexual abuse involving children of both genders
- the sexual orientation of the adult accused of child sexual abuse in each of the above
The number of cases involving accusations of child sexual abuse against FEMALE adults
- the number of cases of females accused of child sexual abuse
- the number of cases of females found guilty of child sexual abuse
- the number of cases of child sexual abuse where the child was a male child
- the number of cases of child sexual abuse where the child was a female child
- the number of cases of child sexual abuse involving children of both genders
- the sexual orientation of the adult accused of child sexual abuse in each of the above
The number of cases where the adult found guilty of child sexual abuse attended a court ordered psychological assessment
- male adults found guilty who attended a court ordered psychological assessment
- female adults found guilty who attended a court ordered psychological assessment
Number of cases where the adult was found guilty of child sexual abuse and were granted court ordered contact of a child
- male adult abuser involving a male child victim given contact of a male child
- male adult abuser involving a male child victim given contact of a female child
- male adult abuser involving a female child victim given contact of a male child
- male adult abuser involving a female child victim given contact of a female child
- female adult abuser involving a male child victim given contact of a male child
- female adult abuser involving a male child victim given contact of a female child
- female adult abuser involving a female child victim given contact of a male child
- female adult abuser involving a female child victim given contact of a female child
the number of cases where the difference in gender of the abused child and the child in question for contact is cited as a reason for allowing contact and the number of cases as a reason for not allowing contact
the number of adult males found guilty of child sexual abuse who also have a criminal case history of child sexual abuse
the number of adult females found guilty of child sexual abuse who also have a criminal history of child sexual abuse
the number of cases of child sexual abuse where direct contact was refused (and the applicable Law(s) cited to make the decision)
- Male adult found guilty of child sexual abuse of a male child refused contact of a male child
- male adult found guilty of child sexual abuse of a male child refused contact of a female child
- male adult found guilty of child sexual abuse of a female child refused contact of a male child
- male adult found guilty of child sexual abuse of a female child refused contact of a female child
- Female adult found guilty of child sexual abuse of a male child refused contact of a male child
- female adult found guilty of child sexual abuse of a male child refused contact of a female child
- female adult found guilty of child sexual abuse of a female child refused contact of a male child
- female adult found guilty of child sexual abuse of a female child refused contact of a female child
number of cases of adults guilty of child sexual abuse of non-biological children
- male adults abusing a non-biological male child
- male adults abusing a non-biological female child
- female adults abusing a non-biological male child
- female adults abusing a non-biological female child
number of cases of adults guilty of child sexual abuse of biological children
- male adults abusing a biological male child
- male adults abusing a biological female child
- female adults abusing a biological male child
- female adults abusing a biological female child
We said
Thank you for your request.
Unfortunately, we do not hold the data you are requesting.
Our publications and data concern crime as it is experienced by victims, or as it is recorded by police. We do not generally produce statistics on offenders or convictions.
We have published data regarding proceedings and convictions alongside our Child abuse and the criminal justice system, England and Wales: year ending March 2019 release. These data were provided to us by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ):
- Table 19 details the number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates' courts for child sexual abuse offences, by offence type, sex and age group, year ending December 2014 to year ending December 2018
- Table 22 details the number of defendants found guilty at all courts for child sexual abuse offences, by offence type, sex and age group, year ending December 2014 to year ending December 2018
These tables do not include the sex of the victim, however.
The MoJ are responsible for data regarding offenders and convictions. They may be able to help you further with your enquiries and can be contacted at ESD@justice.gov.uk.
If you have any other crime-related queries in the future, you can email crimestatistics@ons.gov.uk.