Public Bill Committees
Sexual Offences Bill

• Sexual Offences Bill [Lords], 1st sitting (0 speeches)
  • First SittingTuesday 9 September 2003 (1 speech)
    [Mr. Win Griffiths in the Chair]
  • TABLE Proceedings Time for conclusion of proceedings Clauses 1, 3 to 5, 76 to 78, 2 6.55 p.m. on Tuesday 9th September Clauses 6 to 16, 74, 17 to 31, 65, 66, 32 to 46 6.55 p.m. on Tuesday 16th September Clauses 47 to 57, Schedule 1, Clauses 58 to 64, 67 to 73, Schedule 2, Clauses 75, 79 and 80 5.15 p.m. on Thursday 18th September Clause 81, Schedule 3, Clauses 82 to 102, Schedule 4, Clauses 103 to 136, Schedule 5, Clause 137, Schedule 6, Clauses 138 to 140, new Clauses, new Schedules and any remaining proceedings on the Bill 7 p.m. on Tuesday 14th October

    Proceedings	Time for conclusion of proceedings
    Clauses 1, 3 to 5, 76 to 78, 2	6.55 p.m. on Tuesday 9th September
    Clauses 6 to 16, 74, 17 to 31, 65, 66, 32 to 46	6.55 p.m. on Tuesday 16th September
    Clauses 47 to 57, Schedule 1, Clauses 58 to 64, 67 to 73, Schedule 2, Clauses 75, 79 and 80	5.15 p.m. on Thursday 18th September
    Clause 81, Schedule 3, Clauses 82 to 102, Schedule 4, Clauses 103 to 136, Schedule 5, Clause 137, Schedule 6, Clauses 138 to 140, new Clauses, new Schedules and any remaining proceedings on the Bill	7 p.m. on Tuesday 14th October

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    It is good to see you in the Chair, Mr. Griffiths. I am sure that the Committee will make excellent progress under your guidance. I do not wish to detain it speaking to the programme motion, but...
  • Clause 1 - Rape (72 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 35, in clause 1, page 1, line 6, after 'vagina', insert 'or'.
• Sexual Offences Bill [Lords], 2nd sitting (0 speeches)
  • Second SittingTuesday 9 September 2003 (0 speeches)
    [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
  • Clause 1 - Rape (18 speeches)
    Amendment moved [this day]: No. 22, in clause 1, page 1, line 14, leave out from 'conviction' to end of line 15 and insert— '(a) if the offence occurs during or after an acknowledged...
  • Clause 3 - Assault by penetration (16 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 39, in clause 3, page 2, line 6, leave out paragraph (b). Clause 3 raises a potential difficulty, which is why I drafted amendment No. 39 for the consideration of the...
  • Clause 76 - Presumptions about the absence of (16 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 41, in clause 76, page 36, line 36, at end insert— '( ) any person had administered to or caused to be taken by the complainant, without the complainant's...
  • Clause 77 - Conclusive presumptions about consent (7 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 38, in clause 77, page 37, line 6, leave out paragraph (b). I had the opportunity of discussing the amendment briefly with the Solicitor-General before we broke for...
  • Clause 2 - Anonymity of defendant in rape etc. cases (79 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 23, in clause 2, page 1, line 17, leave out from 'enjoy' to end of line 18 and insert 'a right to anonymity, from initial accusation to conviction, unless at any...
• Sexual Offences Bill [Lords], 3rd sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Win Griffiths in the Chair]
  • Clause 6 - Rape of a child under 13 (19 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 133, in clause 6, page 3, line 18, after 'if', insert 'as part of an assault'.
  • Clause 7 - Assault of a child under 13 by penetration (31 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 130, in clause 7, page 3, line 27, after 'body', insert 'other than his penis'.
  • Clause 8 - Sexual assualt of a child under 13 (43 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 173, in clause 8, page 3, line 36, at end insert— '( ) Conduct by a person (A) which would otherwise be an offence under subsection 1 of this section against...
  • Clause 9 - Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 43, in clause 9, page 4, line 2, leave out '(A)'.
  • Clause 10 - Sexual activity with a child (2 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 157, in clause 10, page 4, line 19, leave out 'aged 18 or over'.
• Sexual Offences Bill [Lords], 4th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Win Griffiths in the Chair]
  • Clause 10 - Sexual activity with a child (54 speeches)
    Amendment moved [this day]: No. 157, in clause 10, page 4, line 19, leave out 'aged 18 or over'.—[Mrs. Brooke.]
  • Clause 11 - Causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity (4 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 12 - Engaging in sexual activity in the present of a child (4 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 44, in clause 12, page 5, line 3, leave out from 'it' to 'knowing' in line 4 and insert— '(i) when another person (B) is present or is in a place from which A...
  • Clause 13 - Causing a child to watch a sexual act (4 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 45, in clause 13, page 5, line 19, leave out 'a photograph or pseudo-photograph' and insert 'an image'.
  • Clause 14 - Child sex offences committed by children or young persons (55 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 11, in clause 14, page 5, line 33, at end insert ', unless such actions could be considered by a reasonable person to constitute ordinary, consensual adolescent...
• Sexual Offences Bill [Lords], 5th sitting (1 speech)
  [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
  • Clause 15 - Arranging or facilitating commission of a child sex offence (20 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 148, in clause 15, page 6, line 4, leave out 'arranges or'. The clause concerns arranging or facilitating the commission of a child sex offence. In subsection (2), a...
  • Clause 16 - Sections 10 to 15: marriage exception (50 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 149, in clause 16, page 6, line 26, at end add 'and outside the United Kingdom'. We come now to an important clause that causes me considerable anxiety. It provides...
  • Clause 74 - Exceptions to aiding, abetting and counselling (0 speeches)
    Amendments made: No. 48, in clause 74, page 35, line 38, after 'not', insert 'for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification or'. No. 49, in clause 74, page 35, line 38, leave out...
  • Clause 17 - Meeting a child following sexual grooming etc. (19 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 156, in clause 17, page 6, line 37, at end insert— '( ) the earlier communications are sexual in nature or involve A impersonating another person in a way...
• Sexual Offences Bill [Lords], 6th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
  • Clause 17 - Meeting a child following sexual grooming etc. (14 speeches)
    Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 40, in clause 17, page 7, line 21, leave out '7' and insert '14'.—[Mr. Grieve.] Question again proposed, That the amendment be made.
  • Clause 18 - Abuse of position of trust: sexual activity with a child (5 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 20 - Abuse of position of trust: sexual activity in the presence of a child (13 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 202, in clause 20, page 9, line 10, leave out 'for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification'.
  • Clause 21 - Abuse of position of trust: causing a child to watch a sexual act (0 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 51, in clause 21, page 10, line 5, leave out 'a photograph or pseudo-photograph' and insert 'an image'.—[Paul Goggins.] Clause 21, as amended, ordered to stand...
  • Clause 23 - Positions of trust (11 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 145, in clause 23, page 11, line 30, at end insert— '( ) A shall have a defence if at the start of his work at the educational institution— (a) A is...
  • Clause 24 - Positions of trust: interpretation (10 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 187, in clause 24, page 12, line 3, leave out 'regularly'.
  • Clause 25 - Sections 18 to 21: marriage exception (7 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 26 - Sections 18 to 21: sexual relationships which pre-date position of trust (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 188, in clause 26, page 13, line 29, at end insert 'and that the relationship commenced before the defendant was aware that he would be in a position of trust.'. I...
  • Clause 28 - Inciting a child family member to engage in sexual activity (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 203, in clause 28, page 14, line 31, leave out sub-paragraph (ii). It is at moments such as this that I miss my hon. Friend the Member for Beaconsfield because, as I...
  • Clause 29 - Family relationships (6 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 109, in clause 29, page 15, line 13, leave out from beginning to second 'or'.
  • Clause 65 - Sex with an adult relative: penetration (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 153, in clause 65, page 31, line 37, at end add 'uncle, aunt, nephew or niece'.
  • Clause 32 - Sexual activity with a person with a mental disorder or learning disability (20 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 189, in clause 32, page 16, line 20, leave out 'refuse' and insert 'consent'.
  • Clause 33 - Causing or inciting a person with a mental disorder or learning disability to engage in sexual activity (0 speeches)
    Amendments made: No. 54, in clause 33, page 17, line 7, leave out 'or learning disability'. No. 55, in clause 33, page 17, line 10, leave out 'or learning disability'. No. 113, in clause...
  • Clause 34 - Engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a person with a mental disorder or learning disability (3 speeches)
    Amendments made: No. 56, in clause 34, page 17, line 33, leave out from 'it' to 'knowing' in line 34 and insert— '(i) when another person (B) is present or is in a place from which A can...
  • Clause 35 - Causing a person with a mental disorder or learning disability to watch a sexual act (0 speeches)
    Amendments made: No. 59, in clause 35, page 18, line 8, leave out 'a photograph or pseudo-photograph' and insert 'an image'. No. 60, in clause 35, page 18, line 11, leave out 'or learning...
  • Clause 36 - Inducement, threat or deception to procure sexual activity with a person with a mental disorder or learning disability (0 speeches)
    Amendments made: No. 62, in clause 36, page 18, line 32, leave out 'or learning disability'. No. 63, in clause 36, page 18, line 34, leave out 'or learning disability'.—[The...
  • Clause 37 - Causing a person with a mental disorder or learning disability to engage in or agree to sexual activity by inducement, threat or deception (0 speeches)
    Amendments made: No. 64, in clause 37, page 19, line 8, leave out 'or learning disability'. No. 65, in clause 37, page 19, line 10, leave out 'or learning disability'.—[The...
  • Clause 38 - Engaging in sexual activity in the presence, procured by inducement, threat or deception, of a person with a mental disorder or learning disability (0 speeches)
    Amendments made: No. 66, in clause 38, page 19, line 26, leave out from 'it' to 'knowing' in line 27 and insert— '(i) when another person (B) is present or is in a place from which A can...
  • Clause 39 - Causing a person with a mental disorder or learning disability to watch a sexual act by inducement, threat or deception (0 speeches)
    Amendments made: No. 69, in clause 39, page 20, line 1, leave out 'a photograph or pseudophotograph' and insert 'an image'. No. 70, in clause 39, page 20, line 7, leave out 'or learning...
  • Clause 40 - Care workers: sexual activity with a person with a mental disorder or learning disability (10 speeches)
    Amendments made: No. 72, in clause 40, page 20, line 21, leave out 'or learning disability'. No. 73, in clause 40, page 20, line 23, leave out 'or learning disability'.—[The...
  • Clause 41 - Care workers: causing or inciting sexual activity (0 speeches)
    Amendments made: No. 76, in clause 41, page 21, line 6, leave out 'or learning disability'. No. 77, in clause 41, page 21, line 8, leave out 'or learning disability'. No. 78, in clause 41,...
  • Clause 42 - Care workers: sexual activity in the presence of a person with a mental disorder or learning disability (0 speeches)
    Amendments made: No. 80, in clause 42, page 21, line 36, leave out from 'it' to 'knowing' in line 37 and insert— '(i) when another person (B) is present or is in a place from which A can...
  • Clause 43 - Care workers: causing a person with a mental disorder or learning disability to watch a sexual act (0 speeches)
    Amendments made: No. 85, in clause 43, page 22, line 13, leave out 'a photograph or pseudo-photograph' and insert 'an image'. No. 86, in clause 43, page 22, line 16, leave out 'or learning...
  • Clause 44 - Care workers: interpretation (0 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 90, in clause 44, page 23, line 6, leave out 'or learning disability'.—[The Solicitor-General.] Clause 44, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clauses 45...
• Sexual Offences Bill [Lords], 7th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Win Griffiths in the Chair]
  • Clause 47 - Indecent photographs of persons aged 16 or 17 (30 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 231, in clause 47, page 24, line 7, leave out subsection (3).
  • Clause 48 - Criminal investigations or proceedings (6 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 237, in clause 48, page 25, line 5, leave out subsection (4). Clause 48 provides, understandably, an exemption in relation to indecent photographs under clause 47 for...
  • Clause 49 - Paying for sexual services of a child (9 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 9, in clause 49, page 26, line 26, leave out 'against a person under 16'.
  • Clause 50 - Causing or inciting child prostitution or pornography (9 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 238, in clause 50, page 26, line 43, leave out subparagraph (ii). This is a simple query, which goes back to something that I raised earlier. The Government have...
  • Clause 51 - Controlling a child prostitute or (7 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 233, in clause 51, page 27, line 8, after 'intentionally', insert 'or knowingly'.
  • Clause 53 - Sections 50 to 52: interpretation (6 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 92, in clause 53, page 27, line 35, leave out 'moving or still'.—[Mr. Heppell.] Question proposed, That the clause, as amended, stand part of the Bill.
  • Schedule 1 - Extension of gender-specific (3 speeches)
    Question proposed, That this schedule be the First schedule to the Bill.
  • Clause 58 - Trafficking into the UK for (12 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 93, in clause 58, page 28, line 36, leave out '(A)'.—[Mr. Heppell.]
• Sexual Offences Bill [Lords], 8th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
  • Clause 58 - Trafficking into the UK for sexual exploitation (13 speeches)
    Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 182, in clause 58, page 29, line 12, at end insert— '( ) a person who has been subject to trafficking into the UK for sexual exploitation shall be...
  • Clause 59 - Trafficking within the UK (0 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 94, in clause 59, page 29, line 14, leave out '(A)'.—[Beverley Hughes.] Clause 59, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 60 - Trafficking out of the UK (0 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 95, in clause 60, page 29, line 29, leave out '(A)'.—[Beverley Hughes.] Clause 60, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 61 - Sections 58 to 60: interpretation and jurisdiction (5 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 67 - Sexual activity in a public lavatory (39 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 118, in clause 67, page 32, line 32, leave out 'public lavatory' and insert 'lavatory to which the public or a section of the public has or is permitted to have...
  • Clause 68 - Exposure (27 speeches, 1 annotation)
    Amendment made: No. 96, in clause 68, page 33, line 9, leave out '(A)'.—[Paul Goggins.]
  • Clause 70 - Voyeurism: interpretation (16 speeches)
    Amendments made: No. 97, in clause 70, page 34, line 2, leave out subsection (1). No. 98, in clause 70, page 34, line 3, at beginning insert 'For the purposes of section 69,'.—[Paul...
  • Clause 72 - Sexual penetration of a corpse (3 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 73 - Offences outside the United Kingdom (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 214, in clause 73, page 35, line 12, after first 'or', insert 'lawfully'. As I see it, clause 73 indicates that if a certain category of person commits an offence...
  • Schedule 2 - Sexual offences to which section 73 applies (1 speech)
    I beg to move amendment No. 101, in schedule 2, page 76, line 15, leave out '15 and'. This is a minor drafting amendment. Paragraph 1 of schedule 2 lists the offences in England and Wales to...
  • Clause 79 - ''Sexual'' (4 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 123, in clause 79, page 37, line 33, after 'Part', insert '(except section 67)'.
  • Clause 80 - Part 1: general interpretation (1 speech)
    Amendments made: No. 102, in clause 80, page 38, line 3, at end insert— '( ) ''Image'' means a moving or still image and includes an image produced by any means and, where the context...
• Sexual Offences Bill [Lords], 9th sitting (1 speech)
  [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
  • Clause 81 - Persons becoming subject to notification requirements (31 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 127, in clause 81, page 38, line 20, after 'A person', insert 'aged 18 or over'.
  • Schedule 3 - Sexual offences for purposes of Part 2 (15 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 259, in schedule 3, page 78, line 36, at end insert 'and— (a) the conviction, finding or caution was before the commencement of this Part, or (b) the...
  • Clause 83 - The notification period (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 252, in clause 83, page 40, line 33, leave out from 'date' to end of line 35 and insert 'the notification period shall be defined on a case by case basis by he...
  • Clause 84 - Notification requirements: initial notification (18 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 218, in clause 84, page 41, line 18, leave out '3 days' and insert '24 hours'.
  • Clause 86 - Notification requirements: periodic notification (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 374, in clause 86, page 43, line 10, leave out 'to have' and insert 'has'. When I read the clause, I had difficulty in understanding what it meant. I...
  • Clause 87 - Notification requirements: travel outside the United Kingdom (14 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 88 - Method of notification and related matters (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 108, in clause 88, page 44, line 26, at end insert— '( ) Where a person notifies an address in accordance with the provisions of this Act the police shall have...
  • Clause 90 - Young offenders: parental directions. (10 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 375, in clause 90, page 45, line 37, leave out paragraph (b).
  • Clause 91 - Parental directions: variations, renewals and discharges (0 speeches)
    Amendments made: No. 308, in clause 91, page 46, line 24, after 'Scotland' insert ', where the appropriate court is a civil court'. No. 309, in clause 91, page 46, line 28, at end...
  • Clause 92 - Offences relating to notification (17 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 250, in clause 92, page 47, line 12, leave out paragraph (b). The amendment is a continuation of the discussion we were having on the previous group of amendments. It...
  • Clause 93 - Certificates for purposes of Part 2 (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 311, in clause 93, page 47, line 34, leave out 'to which this Part applies' and insert 'listed in Schedule 3'.
  • Clause 95 - Notification orders: applications and grounds (12 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 253, in clause 95, page 49, line 7, leave out 'must' and insert 'may'. This is a probing amendment, but it has a logical argument to it that relates to clauses 95 to...
  • Schedule 4 - Other offences for purposes of Part 2 (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 313, in schedule 4, page 89, line 30, leave out lines 30 and 31 and insert— '64 Murder. 64A Culpable homicide. 64B Assault. 64C Assault and robbery. ...
• Sexual Offences Bill [Lords], 10th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
  • Schedule 4 - Other offences for purposes of Part 2 (5 speeches)
    Amendment moved [this day]: No. 313, in schedule 4, page 89, line 30, leave out lines 30 and 31 and insert— '64 Murder. 64A Culpable homicide. 64B Assault. 64C Assault and robbery....
  • Clause 106 - SOPOs: variations, renewals and discharges (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 379, in clause 106, page 54, line 43, at end insert— '( ) a parent or guardian of any dependant aged under 18'
  • Clause 107 - Interim SOPOs (0 speeches)
    Amendments made: No. 317, in clause 107, page 56, line 2, after '102(5)' insert 'or 103(1)'. No. 318, in clause 107, page 56, line 27, after '2A' insert 'or 20(4)(a)'. No. 319, in clause...
  • Clause 110 - Sections 102 and 104 to 107: Scotland (0 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 320, in clause 110, page 57, line 30, leave out 'an offence listed at paragraph 64' and insert 'any offence listed at paragraphs 64 to 64ZU'.—[Paul Goggins.]...
  • Clause 111 - Offence: breach of SOPO or interim SOPO (0 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 321, in clause 111, page 58, line 46, at end insert 'or, in Scotland, a probation order'.—[Paul Goggins.] Clause 111, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 112 - Foreign travel orders: applications and grounds (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 254, in clause 112, page 59, line 8, leave out from 'way' to end of line 10 and insert 'that there will be a substantial risk to children outside the UK unless an...
  • Clause 113 - Section 112: interpretation (6 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 15, in clause 113, page 59, line 23, leave out '16' and insert '18'.
  • Clause 121 - Risk of sexual harm orders: applications, grounds and effect (19 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 219, in clause 121, page 63, line 27, leave out 'it appears to the chief officer' and insert 'he reasonably believes'. We are dealing with risk of sexual harm...
  • Clause 123 - RSHOs: variations, renewals and discharges (0 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 126, in clause 123, page 65, line 17, leave out '5' and insert '2'.—[The Solicitor-General.] Clause 123, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clauses 124...
  • Clause 130 - Offences with thresholds (0 speeches)
    Amendments made: No. 322, in clause 130, page 68, line 35, at end insert '(a ''sentencing condition''). ( ) Where an offence is listed if either a sentencing condition or a condition of...
  • Clause 131 - Part 2: General interpretation (0 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 326, in clause 131, page 70, leave out lines 11 and 12.—[The Solicitor-General.] Clause 131, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clauses 132 and 133...
  • Clause 134 - Part 2: Northern Ireland (10 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 327, in clause 134, page 73, line 36, at end insert— '(11) An Order in Council under section 85 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c.47) (provision dealing with...
  • Schedule 5 - Minor and consequential amendments (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 328, in schedule 5, page 93, line 20, at end insert— 'Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (c.12) 1 In Schedule 1 to the Children and Young Persons Act 1933...
  • Schedule 6 - Repeals and revocations (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 352, in schedule 6, page 98, line 21, at end insert— 'Visiting Forces Act 1952 (c.67) In the Schedule, in paragraph 1(a) the words ''rape, buggery'';...
  • Clause 139 - Extent, saving etc. (0 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 372, in clause 139, page 74, line 21, after '48' insert 'to 56, 58'.—[The Solicitor-General.] Clause 139, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 140...
  • New clause 14 - Abolished homosexual offences (0 speeches)
    'Schedule (Procedure for ending notification requirements for abolished homosexual offences) (procedure for ending notification requirements for abolished homosexual offences) has...
  • New clause 15 - Part 2: supply of information to Secretary of State etc. for verification (3 speeches)
    '(1) This section applies to information notified to the police under— (a) section 84, 85 or 86, or (b) section 2(1) to (3) of the Sex Offenders Act 1997 (c.51). (2) A person within...
  • New clause 16 - Part 2: Supply of information by Secretary of State etc. (0 speeches)
    '(1) A report compiled under section [Part 2: supply of information to Secretary of State etc. for verification] may be supplied by— (a) the Secretary of State, (b) a Northern Ireland...
  • New Clause 1 - Anonymity of suspects and defendants in certain cases (0 speeches)
    '(1) Where an allegation has been made that a person has committed an offence listed in Schedule 3 to the Sex Offenders Act 1997, no matter relating to that person shall be included in any...
  • New clause 8 - Encrypted data and indecent images of children (6 speeches)
    '(1) This section applies to anyone who has been convicted of an offence to which Schedule 3 of this Act applies. (2) Where a police officer, in pursuance of a warrant granted under section 4...
  • New clause 11 - Information for research (8 speeches)
    (1) A person having functions by virtue of this Act shall, on being required to do so by the ministers of the Home Office— (a) provide them or any other person specified in the...
  • New Schedule 1 - Procedure for ending notification requirements for abolished homosexual offences (4 speeches)
    Scope of Schedule 1 This Schedule applies where a relevant offender is subject to the notification requirements of this Part as a result of a conviction, finding or caution in respect of an...