Written questions

Crimes of Violence: Young Offenders

2026-07-16 · Ministry of Justice · HL2248 · Official question

Lord Davies of Gower

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government how many children aged 10 to 13 have been convicted of (1) common assault, (2) actual bodily harm, (3) inflicting grievous bodily harm, and (4) causing grievous bodily harm with intent, in each of the past five years.

Answer

The Ministry of Justice publishes data on convictions for a wide range of offences by age in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Criminal Justice Statistics.The requested infor...