Clause 18 - Abuse of position of trust: sexual activity with a child
Sexual Offences Bill [Lords]
2:45 pm
Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet, Conservative)
Before we proceed, it is clear that at some point in its discussion of this collection of clauses, the Committee is likely to want to debate the overall issue of position of trust. I am fairly relaxed about that, but I would prefer to do so only once. I will leave that to the good will and intelligence of the Committee to sort out; its members can decide when they wish to instigate that debate, at which time I am sure that the Minister will be willing to respond to it. I do not want the Committee to become bogged down five times in what is basically the same debate.
Clause 19 ordered to stand part of the Bill.