Protection of Children and Prevention of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2005 Explanatory Notes

1. Introduction

2. The Act

3. The Act – Commentary on Sections

   1. Section 1 – Meeting a child following certain preliminary contact

   2. Sections 2 and 3 – Risk of sexual harm orders: applications, grounds and effects and Interpretation of section 2

   3. Section 4 – RSHOs:  variations, renewals and discharges

   4. Section 5 – Interim RSHOs

   5. Section 6 – Appeals

   6. Section 7 – Offence: breach of RSHO or interim RSHO

   7. Section 8 – Effect of conviction etc. under section 7 above or section 128 of Sexual Offences Act 2003

   8. Section 9 – Paying for sexual services of a child

   9. Section 10 – Causing or inciting provision by child of sexual services or child pornography

   10. Section 11 – Controlling a child providing sexual services or involved in pornography

   11. Section 12 – Arranging or facilitating provision by child of sexual services or child pornography

   12. Section 13 – Sections 10 to 12: supplementary

   13. Section 14 – Liability to other criminal proceedings

   14. Section 15 – Removal of time limit for prosecution of offence

   15. Section 16 – Indecent photographs of 16 and 17 year olds

   16. Section 17 – Prevention of sexual offences: further provision

   17. Section 18 and the schedule – Minor and consequential amendments

4. Parliamentary History