Number of convictions for 'upskirting' from October 2023
Request
You requested the following information:
Number of convictions for 'upskirting' for October 2023 to April 2024
Number of convictions for 'upskirting' per month between April 2024-present (for all months available)
Response
The CPS holds information falling within the scope of your request in relation to convictions for ‘upskirting’ offences from 1 October 2023 to 31 March 2024. Data from 1 April 2024 is not yet available in accordance with our publication schedule.
During the six-month period from 1 October 2023 to 31 March 2023, 22 defendants were convicted of ‘upskirting’ offences as created by section 67A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.
Data for the first quarter of 2024 (to 30 April 2024) will be available for publication from late October 2024 and on a quarterly basis thereafter.
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