Clause 14 - Child sex offences committed by children or young persons
Sexual Offences Bill [Lords]
4:00 pm
Mr Hilton Dawson (Lancaster and Wyre, Labour)
Part of my argument is that the reality of the situation is that, hopefully, there are many stages at which these issues can be dealt with long before they ever reach the police or the Crown Prosecution Service. Is it not every parent's experience that they are faced with the challenge of their young person saying, ''I want to do this because Fred's or Frieda's parents down the road allow them to do it''? Is not what we are facing adolescent sexuality, which is being challenged and subject to change?