FOI reference: FOI-2024-2302

You asked

I was wondering if it was possible to see if I can acquire the statistics of the number of people being convicted of contempt of court over the years.

We said

Thank you for contacting the ONS Centre for Crime and Justice.

Unfortunately, we do not hold the information you have requested.  

ONS publishes crime data concerning crime as it is experienced by victims. 

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) are primarily responsible for data on convictions. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) may be better placed to answer your query, they can be contacted at: data.access@Justice.gov.uk.The Crown Prosecution Service can be contacted by email at enquiries@cps.gov.uk

If you have any further crime-related enquiries, the ONS Centre for Crime and Justice can be reached at the following e-mail address: CrimeStatistics@ons.gov.uk