Clause 61 - Sections 58 to 60: interpretation and jurisdiction
Sexual Offences Bill [Lords]
3:00 pm
Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow, Labour)
Obviously, I understand the problems of trying to prosecute someone in another country. He would not be within our jurisdiction. I am worried about a foreign national in another country who has been acting in a way that would constitute an offence under the Bill and who is involved in trafficking. Let us suppose that that person enters the United Kingdom and, although he does not commit offences under the Bill while is here, we know that he had been involved in such offences in the past. I can imagine the potential for headlines in the press if such an event occurred and we were unable to touch that person when he arrived here.