Freedom of Information Request Reference No:
I note you seek access to the following information:
The number of allegations your force has investigated between January 1, 2013, and
December 31, 2015, of either of the following offences in which one or more of the
suspects was aged 18 or less
a) causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity
b) causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity
Please include a breakdown for each allegation stating:
* the month/year
* the age(s) of the suspect(s);
if they were arrested or interviewed under caution and what the outcome of the
investigation was for each of them, i.e. charge, NFA, out of court disposal etc
* a summary of the allegation including, if possible, the use of the internet or social
media in the MO, and the age(s) of the alleged victims
Clarification from the applicant –
Clarification to my Freedom of Information request on Jan 3 relating to the number of
allegations of causing/inciting sexual activity by under 18s:
1. By allegations I mean recorded crime
2. Below are the Home Office codes for the information I am seeking.
Sexual activity with a child under 13 by an offender under 18 years of age:
21/12 Female child - penetration
21/22 Female child – no penetration
21/13 Male child - penetration
21/23 Male child – no penetration (S/V)
Sexual Offences Act 2003 Sec 13 (pt).
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity by an offender under
18 years of age:
21/14 Female child - penetration
21/24 Female child – no penetration
21/15 Male child - penetration
21/25 Male child – no penetration (S/V)
Sexual Offences Act 2003 Sec 13 (pt).
21/16 Engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child under 13 by an offender
under 18 years of age
(S/V) Sexual Offences Act 2003 Sec 13 (pt).
21/17 Causing a child under 13 to watch a sexual act by an offender under 18 years
of age (S/V)
Sexual Offences Act 2003 Sec 13 (pt).
DECISION
The information requested is partially exempt from disclosure due to the following
provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000:


Section 17(1) - Refusal of request
Section 40(2) & (3)(a)(i) - Personal data
Please find attached information relevant to your request. Information relating to the
month, age of suspects and a summary of the allegations has been withheld from
disclosure and the outcomes have been presented separately from the specific
offences.
Furthermore, the MPS can neither confirm nor deny that it holds any other
information with regard to an exempt body as the duty in Section 1(1)(a) of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 does not apply by virtue of the following exemption:

Section 23(5) Information supplied by, or concerning, certain Security Bodies.
Information Rights Unit
Specific Offences in relation to Causing / Inciting Sexual Activities by Under
18 year old Suspects or Computer Misuse
Recorded between the 1st January 2013 and 31st December 2015
Protective Marking
Not Protectively Marked
Suitable for Publication Scheme
Yes
Ad-Hoc Reference Number
FOIA/MOPAC Ref Number
Creating Branch / Directorate
4467
2016010000022
Specific Offences in relation to Causing / Inciting Sexual Activities by Under 18
year old Suspects or Computer Misuse
MetHQ - Performance & Assurance
Date Created
26/05/2016
Review Date
01/04/2018
Summary
This report uses LIVE DATA extracted from: CRIS MIS
Date Live data was extracted: 25th January 2016
The data in this report reflects live data which may be subject to small changes over time
Need to request some more data?
Submit a new FOI request here if you are external to the MPS
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Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government
bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these
figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data. It should be
noted that for these reasons this force's response to your questions should not be used for
comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.
MetHQ Performance and Assurance- 783131
If you have any queries with this report, please contact the Helpdesk
Data is subject to daily change
© MOPAC 2016
Notes
Live data was extracted from CRIS on the 26th January 2016.
Only those crime records which feature at least one offence of the following have been included within this report;
021/12
Sexual activity with a child under 13 (female child offender under 18 at time off offence - penetration).
021/22
Sexual activity with a child under 13 (female child offender under 18 at time off offence - no penetration).
021/13
Sexual activity with a child under 13 (male child offender under 18 at time off offence - penetration).
021/23
Sexual activity with a child under 13 (male child offender under 18 at time off offence - no penetration).
021/14
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (female child offender under 18 at time of offence - penetration).
021/24
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (female child offender under 18 at time of offence - no penetration).
021/25
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (male child offender under 18 at time of offence - no penetration).
021/15
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (male child offender under 18 at time of offence - penetration).
021/16
Engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child under 13 (offender under 18 at time of offence).
021/17
Causing a child under 13 to watch a sexual act (offender under 18 at time of offence).
The recorded outcomes per offence were returned. Please note that the MPS started recording outcomes on the 13th
November 2014. As such any offence which was recorded and closed before this date, will not have an outcome.
However, any offences that were recorded post that date will have outcomes recorded against them, as well as any
offences recorded before the date, but closed after it.
Note the People Proceeded Against data is based on the date the offence was recorded and not the date the proceedings action took
place. As such these figures may differ from official MPS published statistics.
Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government
bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these
figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data. It should be
noted that for these reasons this force's response to your questions should not be used for
comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.
MetHQ Performance and Assurance- 783131
If you have any queries with this report, please contact the Helpdesk
Data is subject to daily change
© MOPAC 2016
IMPORTANT: Please ensure that the Notes Page is read in conjunction with the data in this report to ensure that it is interpreted correctly.
Suspects for specific Offences in relation to Causing / Inciting Sexual Activities by Under 18 year old Suspects
Recorded between the 1st January 2013 and 31st December 2015
Arrested and cautioned
Arrested and charged
CPS Decline to Charge
Crime Related Incident
Duplicate crime report
Entered in error
First instance of Harassment
Insufficient evidence to Proceed
Interviewed under Caution - NFA
Not in the best interest of the child
Not in the Public Interest - See DETS
Restorative Justice Schools
Social Services Investigation
Suspect Deceased
Third Party report - awaits victim
Third Party report - victim unwilling
Transferred to another Force
Victim unwilling to prosecute
Youth Cautions
Youth Triage
Year
2013
2014
2015
Grand Total
2013-2015
(blank)
Suspect Elimination Reason Description
3
3
8
2
0
0
3
1
2
1
1
1
2
4
4
0
1
0
2
0
4
0
0
2
12
11
20
1
0
0
0
0
1
5
7
8
0
0
1
4
3
9
1
1
0
0
3
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
8
3
11
0
2
0
0
0
2
Grand
Total
46
40
76
14
2
6
3
10
1
6
2
43
1
1
20
1
16
2
5
1
2
22
2
2
162
Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government
bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these
figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data. It should be
noted that for these reasons this force's response to your questions should not be used for
comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.
MetHQ Performance and Assurance- 783131
If you have any queries with this report, please contact the Helpdesk
Data is subject to daily change
© MOPAC 2016
IMPORTANT: Please ensure that the Notes Page is read in conjunction with the data in this report to ensure that it is interpreted correctly.
Suspects for specific Offences in relation to Causing / Inciting Sexual Activities by Under 18 year old Suspects
Recorded between the 1st January 2013 and 31st December 2015
2013
2013 Total
2014
2014 Total
2015
Offence
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (female child offender under 18 at time of offence - no penetration).
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (female child offender under 18 at time of offence - penetration).
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (male child offender under 18 at time of offence - no penetration).
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (male child offender under 18 at time of offence - penetration).
Engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child under 13 (offender under 18 at time of offence).
Sexual activity with a child under 13 (female child offender under 18 at time off offence - no penetration).
Sexual activity with a child under 13 (female child offender under 18 at time off offence - penetration).
Sexual activity with a child under 13 (male child offender under 18 at time off offence - no penetration).
Sexual activity with a child under 13 (male child offender under 18 at time off offence - penetration).
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (female child offender under 18 at time of offence - no penetration).
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (female child offender under 18 at time of offence - penetration).
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (male child offender under 18 at time of offence - no penetration).
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (male child offender under 18 at time of offence - penetration).
Sexual activity with a child under 13 (female child offender under 18 at time off offence - no penetration).
Sexual activity with a child under 13 (female child offender under 18 at time off offence - penetration).
Sexual activity with a child under 13 (male child offender under 18 at time off offence - no penetration).
Sexual activity with a child under 13 (male child offender under 18 at time off offence - penetration).
Causing a child under 13 to watch a sexual act (offender under 18 at time of offence).
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (female child offender under 18 at time of offence - no penetration).
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (female child offender under 18 at time of offence - penetration).
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (male child offender under 18 at time of offence - no penetration).
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (male child offender under 18 at time of offence - penetration).
Engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child under 13 (offender under 18 at time of offence).
Sexual activity with a child under 13 (female child offender under 18 at time off offence - no penetration).
Sexual activity with a child under 13 (female child offender under 18 at time off offence - penetration).
Sexual activity with a child under 13 (male child offender under 18 at time off offence - no penetration).
Sexual activity with a child under 13 (male child offender under 18 at time off offence - penetration).
2015 Total
Grand Total 2013-2015
Total
10
2
2
4
3
9
8
6
2
46
6
3
4
2
8
9
2
6
40
6
21
3
2
3
1
17
3
11
9
76
162
Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government
bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these
figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data. It should be
noted that for these reasons this force's response to your questions should not be used for
comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.
MetHQ Performance and Assurance- 783131
If you have any queries with this report, please contact the Helpdesk
Data is subject to daily change
© MOPAC 2016
IMPORTANT: Please ensure that the Notes Page is read in conjunction with the data in this report to ensure that it is interpreted correctly.
People Proceeded Against outcomes for offences in relation to Causing / Inciting Sexual Activities by Under 18 year old Suspects
Recorded between the 1st January 2013 and 31st December 2015
Outcomes
Year
2013
2014
2015
Grand Total
Charge/further
charge Total
5
2
2
9
Youth Conditional
Caution Total
0
2
0
2
Caution-Adult
Total
2
0
0
2
Grand Total
7
4
2
13
Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government
bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these
figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data. It should be
noted that for these reasons this force's response to your questions should not be used for
comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.
MetHQ Performance and Assurance- 783131
If you have any queries with this report, please contact the Helpdesk
Data is subject to daily change
© MOPAC 2016
IMPORTANT: Please ensure that the Notes Page is read in conjunction with the data in this report to ensure that it is interpreted correctly.
People Proceeded Against for specific Offences in relation to Causing / Inciting Sexual Activities by Under 18 year old Suspects
Recorded between the 1st January 2013 and 31st December 2015
Grand Total
Year
2013
Offence
Engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child under 13 (offender under 18 at time of offence).
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (female child offender under 18 at time of offence - no penetration).
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (male child offender under 18 at time of offence - no penetration).
Sexual activity with a child under 13 (female child offender under 18 at time off offence - no penetration).
Sexual activity with a child under 13 (female child offender under 18 at time off offence - penetration).
2013 Total
2014
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (female child offender under 18 at time of offence - no penetration).
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (female child offender under 18 at time of offence - penetration).
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (male child offender under 18 at time of offence - no penetration).
Sexual activity with a child under 13 (female child offender under 18 at time off offence - penetration).
2014 Total
2015
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (male child offender under 18 at time of offence - penetration).
Sexual activity with a child under 13 (male child offender under 18 at time off offence - no penetration).
2015 Total
Grand Total
1
1
2
1
2
7
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
2
13
Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government
bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these
figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data. It should be
noted that for these reasons this force's response to your questions should not be used for
comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.
MetHQ Performance and Assurance- 783131
If you have any queries with this report, please contact the Helpdesk
Data is subject to daily change
© MOPAC 2016
IMPORTANT: Please ensure that the Notes Page is read in conjunction with the data in this report to ensure that it is interpreted correctly.
Outcomes in relation to Causing / Inciting Sexual Activities by Under 18 year old Suspects
Caution - youth
Community Resolution
Evidential difficulties victim based
Invest. complete: no suspect identified
No Crime
Not in public interest (CPS)
Not in public interest (Pol)
Prosecution prev. - Suspect Age
Suspect identifited; Victim does not
support; evidential difficulties.
Suspect identified; Victim supports;
evidential difficulties
Transferred to External Agency
Outcome Pending
Blank
Year
2013
2014
2015
Grand Total
Charged/Summonsed
Recorded between the 1st January 2013 and 31st December 2015
Outcome (CRIS Clear Up Reason)
1
2
2
5
0
1
0
1
0
0
3
3
0
2
4
6
1
0
18
19
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
3
0
4
9
13
0
0
1
1
1
5
8
14
0
6
4
10
0
0
1
1
1
2
44
47
47
21
0
68
Grand
Total
51
44
97
192
Youth Caution
Caution
Community Resolution
Blank
Grand Total
Year
2013
2014
2015
Grand Total
Charged/Summons
As above displayed by CRIS record clear up reason (pre outcomes)
Event Clear Up Method
5
2
2
9
0
2
0
2
2
0
0
2
0
0
2
2
44
40
93
177
51
44
97
192
Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government
bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these
figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data. It should be
noted that for these reasons this force's response to your questions should not be used for
comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.
MetHQ Performance and Assurance- 783131 Data is subject to daily change
If you have any queries with this report, please contact the Helpdesk
© MOPAC 2016
IMPORTANT: Please ensure that the Notes Page is read in conjunction with the data in this report to ensure that it is interpreted correctly.
Specific Offences in relation to Causing / Inciting Sexual Activities by Under 18 year old Suspects
Recorded between the 1st January 2013 and 31st December 2015
Year
2013
2013 Total
2014
2014 Total
2015
Offence
Engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child under 13 (offender under 18 at time of offence).
Causing a child under 13 to watch a sexual act (offender under 18 at time of offence).
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (female child offender under 18 at time of offence - no penetration).
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (female child offender under 18 at time of offence - penetration).
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (male child offender under 18 at time of offence - no penetration).
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (male child offender under 18 at time of offence - penetration).
Sexual activity with a child under 13 (female child offender under 18 at time off offence - no penetration).
Sexual activity with a child under 13 (female child offender under 18 at time off offence - penetration).
Sexual activity with a child under 13 (male child offender under 18 at time off offence - no penetration).
Sexual activity with a child under 13 (male child offender under 18 at time off offence - penetration).
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (female child offender under 18 at time of offence - no penetration).
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (female child offender under 18 at time of offence - penetration).
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (male child offender under 18 at time of offence - no penetration).
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (male child offender under 18 at time of offence - penetration).
Sexual activity with a child under 13 (female child offender under 18 at time off offence - no penetration).
Sexual activity with a child under 13 (female child offender under 18 at time off offence - penetration).
Sexual activity with a child under 13 (male child offender under 18 at time off offence - no penetration).
Sexual activity with a child under 13 (male child offender under 18 at time off offence - penetration).
Engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child under 13 (offender under 18 at time of offence).
Causing a child under 13 to watch a sexual act (offender under 18 at time of offence).
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (female child offender under 18 at time of offence - no penetration).
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (female child offender under 18 at time of offence - penetration).
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (male child offender under 18 at time of offence - no penetration).
Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (male child offender under 18 at time of offence - penetration).
Sexual activity with a child under 13 (female child offender under 18 at time off offence - no penetration).
Sexual activity with a child under 13 (female child offender under 18 at time off offence - penetration).
Sexual activity with a child under 13 (male child offender under 18 at time off offence - no penetration).
Sexual activity with a child under 13 (male child offender under 18 at time off offence - penetration).
2015 Total
Grand Total
Grand Total
3
1
8
2
5
5
7
10
7
3
51
8
4
4
3
6
10
2
7
44
2
10
28
3
2
5
19
5
13
10
97
192
Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government
bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these
figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data. It should be
noted that for these reasons this force's response to your questions should not be used for
comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.
MetHQ Performance and Assurance- 783131
If you have any queries with this report, please contact the Helpdesk
Data is subject to daily change
© MOPAC 2016