Clause 72
Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill
10:45 am
Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield, Conservative)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: New clause 8—Paying for sexual service s—
‘(1) A person (A) commits an offence if—
(a) he intentionally obtains for himself the sexual services of another person (B), and
(b) before obtaining those services, he has made or promised payment for those services to B or a third person, or knows that another person has made or promised such a payment.
(2) In this section “payment” means any financial advantage, including the discharge of an obligation to pay or the provision of goods or services (including sexual services) gratuitously or at a discount.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both.’.
New clause 22—Orders to promote rehabilitation of persons paying for the sexual services of a prostitute—
‘(1) The Street Offences Act 1959 (c. 57) is amended as follows.
(2) After section 1A (inserted by section 72 of this Act) insert—
“1B Orders to promote rehabilitation of persons paying for the sexual services of a prostitute who has been trafficked
(1) This subsection applies to any person who has paid for the sexual services of a prostitute who has been trafficked.
(2) The court may make an order under this subsection requiring a person to whom subsection (1) applies to attend three meetings with the person for the time being specified in the order (“the supervisor”) or with such other person as the supervisor may direct.
(3) The purpose of any order under subsection (2) is to promote the person’s rehabilitation by assisting him, through attendance at those meetings, to—
(a) address the causes of his conduct, and
(b) find ways to cease engaging in such conduct in the future.
(4) Section 1A applies where a court proposes to make an order under subsection (2) as if the person subject to the order were the offender.”’.