FOI Under 18 'Revenge Porn' (0109-2022/23)

Request

From April 2015 to the most recent data available and split into calendar yearly intervals.

The number of under-18s who have been charged with the offence of ‘revenge porn’ -as recorded under Home Office code 008/71 Disclosure of private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress. 

Please can the data be broken down for each calendar year by age group and gender of perpetrators 

Boys:

10-12

13-15

16-18

Girls:

10-12

13-15

16-18

Can you also provide the percentage for each age group, gender and year, of those who were found guilty following a prosecution.

Response

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police. I can confirm North Yorkshire Police hold no records which match the criteria you have specified; therefore, we hold no relevant information to disclose.

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data.  It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.