Little is known, however, about child custody evaluators beliefs, background, knowledge about domestic violence, and other factors that may shape their recommendations1 regarding custody and parent-child visitation arrangements. Females represented 5% of the prison population and this proportion has remained stable over the last five years. Divorce Rate by Gender; The Rate of Divorce by Age; . Court bail includes those remanded on bail at any stage of proceedings at magistrates or Crown Court who were never remanded in custody but who may also have been not remanded at some stage of those proceedings. All court reports included in published PSR statistics relate to offenders of known sex. The age distribution of female and male defendants is broadly similar. This was higher than the proportion of pupils eligible for FSM in the overall pupil population (including both offenders and non-offenders) in 2013/14 and 2014/15 (14% for both young females and young males). Throughout this report we refer to sex rather than gender, because the binary classification better reflects how individuals are generally reported or managed through the CJS. The majority (85%) of arrests continue to be accounted for by males in 2019/20. Monthly statistics on the population in custody of children and young people within secure children's homes (SCHs), secure training centres (STCs) and young offender institutions (YOIs).. , A release is defined as a release from prison where the prisoner has finished serving the custodial term of their sentence and excludes unsentenced prisoners on remand. Youth custody report and data for February 2018 published. In 2019, Black males were particularly over represented, accounting for 12% of all male prosecutions. Of all sexual offences, indecent exposure and unwanted touching had the highest prevalence rate. , Figures refers only to those with known ethnicity; for this group, ethnicity coverage was 72% in 2019. The biggest difference between males and females in median days from offence to completion is the 102 days more (25%) for females in fraud offence cases, which can be explained by the 108 days higher offence to charge for females in comparison to males. , Persistent absence is when a pupil enrolments overall absence equates to 10 per cent or more of their possible sessions. Youth Custody report for June 2013 published. Caution data cannot be split by simple and conditional, and data broken down by sex is not available for cannabis and khat warnings or community resolutions, therefore these will not be included in the totals. , A SEN statement is a document which sets out a childs SEN and any additional help that the child should receive. Senior police officers increased their female representation to 27% in 2020, from 23% five years ago. , In 2019/20, the CPS moved from annual reporting, in the Violence Against Women and Girls annual report, to quarterly data. Data are presented in terms of calendar and financial years (usually 2019 or 2019/20), reflecting the reporting cycles and data collection of the agencies contributing information for this publication. Youth custody report for October 2015 published. , This section excludes those where sex is not stated and other defendants such as companies and public bodies in total these accounted for 10% of all defendants in 2019. Ethnic minority groups accounted for a higher proportion of prosecutions against males compared to females. In general, females appear to be substantially underrepresented throughout the CJS compared with males. In homicides where the principal suspect was known to the victim, 67% of cases with female victims suspected the partner/ex-partner. Figure 7.12: Proportion of young offenders who finished Key Stage 4 in either 2013/14 or 2014/15 with a record of fixed period exclusion, by gender and disposal category (Source: Table 7.5). In 2019, the number of individuals who self-harmed per 1,000 prisoners was 335 for females and 148 for males[footnote 67]. In 2019, the same proportion (98%) of PNDs issued were for higher tier offences for both males and females. In 2019, the number of individuals who self-harmed per 1,000 prisoners was 335 for females and 148 for males. , Source: GCSE and equivalent attainment by pupil characteristics: 2014 - National and local authority tables: Table 1, Source: GCSE and equivalent results in England: 2014 to 2015 (revised) Characteristics national tables: Table CH1: GCSE and equivalent entries and achievements of pupils and the end of key stage 4 by pupil characteristics. To allow for variable changes in headcount throughout the period considered, the sexes are best considered in terms of proportions of staff rather than absolute numbers. , Questions on the offence category Causing sexual activity without consent were removed from the CSEW 2019/20, therefore the total category of any sexual assault (including attempts) no longer includes this category. We will provide further updates regarding the availability of a consistent back series in subsequent Criminal Court Statistics publications[footnote 44]. This is the latest biennial compendium of Statistics on Women and the Criminal Justice System and follows its sister publication Statistics on Race and the Criminal Justice System published last year. In 2019, over half (55%) of the prosecutions for female defendants were for summary non-motoring offences, compared to under a third (29%) of male defendants. Male victims were comparatively younger, with equal proportions within the 16-24 and 25-34 age groups (both 22%). Statistics show that women are awarded child custody in nearly 90 percent of all cases. Over the last 5 years, there have been increases in female representation across almost all CJS organisations and in the proportion of senior staff. Figure 8.01: The proportion of male and female offenders prosecuted for each offence group, England and Wales, 2019. In 2019, the guilty plea rates for indictable-only offences were 57% for males and 61% for females, and for triable-either-way offences they were 74% for males and 67% for females. The indictable offence groups with the highest proportion of females prosecuted were fraud offences (33% female) and theft offences (21% female), while the groups with the highest proportion of males prosecuted were sexual offences (98% male) and possession of weapons (93% male). Figure 5.07: Remand status at Crown Court, by sex, 2015 to 2019, Outcomes for defendants remanded in custody at Crown Court. In 2019, females made up 17% of offenders issued community orders and 14% of suspended sentence orders (with requirements). Offenders with 1 to 14 previous cautions or convictions accounted for 51% of all offenders in 2019, 86% were male, compared to 14% who were female. This offence accounted for 30% of all female convictions, compared to 4% of male convictions. , This section looks at indictable offences only. Overall, of the young offenders sentenced/cautioned, a smaller proportion of young males (80%) had a record of persistent absence compared to young females (85%). , Self-declared from HR records, for serving magistrates, as at 1 April 2020. Figure 5.04: Proportion of the defendants brought to magistrates court by prosecuting authority and sex, 2019. All organisations within the CJS have increased female representation among senior staff over the last 5 years. The indictable offences for which the highest numbers of female offenders were sentenced in 2019 were: Theft from shops (9600 were sentenced, 3% of all sentences given to female offenders in 2019); Assault of an emergency worker (2700 sentenced); Fraud by false representation: cheque, plastic card and online bank accounts (940 sentenced); Possession of a Class A drug (870 sentenced); and. The total prison population as at 30 June 2019[footnote 60] was 82,700. This report provides an overview of these children and their custodial parents, including their socioeconomic characteristics and the types and the amount of child support received from noncustodial parents. The proportion of young offenders with SEN without a statement across each disposal (except fine) was slightly higher for young female offenders, particularly for custodial sentences. There is a glossary that explains the definition of each disposal in the technical guide, along with a summary of the data share. In 2018/19, 671 homicides took place; 64% of victims were male and 36% were female. Data is not available for Community Rehabilitation Companies. The analysis in this report addresses the key subject areas and goes some way to provide an evidence base for monitoring progress and aiding policy making decisions for the future. This differs between functions within HMPPS, with the Prison Service (including Youth Custody Service) representing a lower proportion of females than the HMPPS as a whole, rising from 37% to 39%. For both young males and young females in the matched cohort, those who were sentenced to custody for 12 months or less had the lowest proportion attaining 5 or more GCSEs (or equivalents) graded A* to G. Figure 7.08 shows that across most disposal types, a greater proportion of young females attained this level than young males. Across all disposals, a larger proportion of young males had a record of receiving a fixed period exclusion compared to young females. It covers statistics on arrests and detentions under the Mental Health Act (1983), which are published by the Home Office in the Police Powers and Procedures, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2020 publication. , The conviction ratio is defined as the ratio of convictions to prosecutions for a principle offence over one year. Errors in our statistical systems and processes. Youth custody report for May 2016 published. According to the Pew Research study, when fathers and children live separately 22% of fathers see their children more than once a week. Of the 62,800 offenders released from prison sentences in 2019, 91% were male and 9% female. The other ethnic groups all had the same custody rate of 35%. Youth custody report for September 2014 published. This section looks at offenders starting supervision as a result of a court order, including those starting supervision as a result of a community order or a suspended sentence order[footnote 68]. The study included 15 years of published cases involving alienation, abuse, and custody, while coding parties' claims and defenses, outcomes, and other key factors by gender and parental status. , Figures on cautions exclude cases where sex is not known (in 1% of cases), Summary motoring offences are not considered in relation to cautions or cautioning rates as these tend to be addressed using Fixed Penalty Notices. This can be explained by a 7% rise for females and a 4% fall for males between 2018 and 2019. More females experienced two types of abuse (18.3%) than males (13.5%), often including domestic stalking. Youth custody report for July 2016 published. most serious) remand status. Section 95 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 states that: The Secretary of State shall in each year publish such information as they consider expedient for the purpose of facilitating the performance of those engaged in the administration of justice to avoid discriminating against any persons on the ground of race or sex or any other improper ground.