Child sexual assault offenders from 2021

​Request ​801090577

Please provide the following information, covering the period 1 January 2021 to the date of this request, with figures broken down by calendar year (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 to date): 

The number of individuals arrested in Jersey in connection with offences relating to child sexual abuse. 

Of those individuals, a breakdown (in aggregated, non-identifying form) by recorded occupation or employment sector at the time of arrest, including an indication of whether the individual was considered to be working in a position of trust (for example, roles involving responsibility for children or vulnerable persons), where such data is recorded. 

A breakdown by offence type or category recorded (for example, online offences, contact offences, or other available classifications). 

The number of those arrested who were subsequently charged. 

The number of those arrested who were subsequently convicted.

Response

Please see Tables(1) for a breakdown by year from 2021 to 2026 detailing the employment sector of individuals arrested in relation to child sexual offences, together with information on whether those arrested were subsequently charged or convicted, and the associated offence category. Please note that the total number of offences may be larger than the total number of those arrested as individuals may have been arrested for multiple offences. The table has also been anonymised in accordance with Article 25(2) of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011.

Freedom of Information response 801090577 - Attachment.pdf​

Articles applied

Article 25 - Personal information

(2) Information is absolutely exempt information if –

(a) it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is not the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018; and

(b) its supply to a member of the public would contravene any of the data protection principles, as defined in that Law.​