Written Question·Home Office·UIN 114804

Sexual Offences

Tabled: 23 February 2026
Answered: 3 March 2026

Question

Mark Pritchard

ConservativeThe Wrekin

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to (a) expand and (b) refine the categories of sexual offences used in police recorded crime data for monitoring (i) the nature of offences committed and (ii) trends in sexual offenc

Answer

Jess Phillips
The police recorded crime collection is primarily an offence-based series in which crimes are recorded by the police in England and Wales based on the criminal offence that has been committed.To respond to user needs, sub-categories have been created such...

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