Schedule 1 - Extension of gender-specific
Sexual Offences Bill [Lords]
11:00 am
Mr Hilton Dawson (Lancaster and Wyre, Labour)
I take to heart my hon. Friend's views and I am pleased with her comments.
I have discussed new clause 3 with the Children's Rights Alliance for England following the assurance given by my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary on Second Reading that children who find themselves engaged in prostitution are now decriminalised. The alliance believes that such an amendment is required to the Street Offences Act 1959 to put the cap on the problem. I am grateful for the work that my hon. Friend will continue to undertake on the matter.
Question put and agreed to.
Schedule 1 agreed to.