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Statistics on the disregard and pardon for historical gay sexual convictions

Data for applications received between October 2012 and October 2022 on convictions for decriminalised sexual offences.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 23 October 2017
• Last updated: 17 November 2022
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  1. 17 November 2022

     Updated figures to reflect new applications received since June.

  2. 20 June 2022

     Updated to include statistics to June 2022.

  3. 19 November 2021

     Updated data published.

  4. 31 March 2021

     Updated to include statistics to March 2021.

  5. 15 May 2020

     Updated to include statistics to April 2020.

  6. 14 October 2019

     Updated statistics on disregard process for convictions for decriminalised sexual offences (consensual gay sex)

  7. 4 April 2019

     Updated statistics regarding applications for consideration received by the Home Office to date from October 2012 to March 2019.

  8. 4 October 2018

     Data up to 1 October published.

  9. 6 July 2018

     Statistics updated with figures up to 1 July 2018.

  10. 2 January 2018

      Updated figures published.

  11. 23 October 2017

      First published.

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Disregard process for convictions for decriminalised sexual offences (consensual gay sex)

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The statistics on the disregard and pardon of sexual convictions includes:

• cases accepted
• cases rejected
• cases in progress
• cases disregarded