Clause 15 - Arranging or facilitating commission of a child sex offence
Sexual Offences Bill [Lords]
9:30 am
Ms Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole, Liberal Democrat)
I, too, welcome the amendment. I wonder whether in summing up the Solicitor-General will tell us once more—just so that hon. Members may be confident about it—whether it is clear that the sexual gratification is on the part of the person directly concerned. Are we still considering a third party, if their reason for being involved in the activity is to make money? For example, would a pimp, whose objective was making money—so the sexual gratification would be further down the line—be picked up under the amendment? I should like further clarification on that. The Solicitor-General has touched on that matter, but I should like to see it on the record.