Clause 73 - Offences outside the United Kingdom
Sexual Offences Bill [Lords]
4:15 pm
Mr Paul Goggins (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Home Office; Wythenshawe and Sale East, Labour)
But certainly. ''Resident in the United Kingdom'' refers to persons who are lawfully resident in the United Kingdom, but who are not British citizens. We are not seeking to prosecute someone who arrives in the UK, for child sex offences committed in a country that they have come from or travelled through. We must draw a line on jurisdiction.