Sexual Offences Act 2003

Section 56

SCHEDULE 1 Extension of gender-specific prostitution offences

Sexual Offences Act 1956 (c. 69)

1 In section 36 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956 (permitting premises to be used for prostitution), at the end insert “(whether any prostitute involved is male or female)”.

Street Offences Act 1959 (c. 57)

2 In section 1(1) of the Street Offences Act 1959 (loitering or soliciting for purposes of prostitution), after “prostitute” insert “(whether male or female)”.

3 (1) Section 2 of that Act (application to court by woman cautioned for loitering or soliciting) is amended as follows.

(2) In the heading of the section, for “woman” substitute “person”.

(3) In subsection (1)—

(a) for “woman” substitute “person”,

(b) for “her” in each place substitute “his”, and

(c) for “she” in each place substitute “he”.

(4) In subsection (2)—

(a) for “woman” in the first place substitute “person”,

(b) for “he” substitute “the chief officer”, and

(c) for “woman” in the second place substitute “person cautioned”.

(5) In subsection (3), for “woman” substitute “person cautioned”.

Sexual Offences Act 1985 (c. 44)

4 (1) The Sexual Offences Act 1985 is amended as follows.

(2) For the heading “Soliciting of women by men” substitute “Soliciting for the purpose of prostitution”.

(3) In section 1 (kerb-crawling)—

(a) for “man” substitute “person”,

(b) for “a woman” substitute “another person”,

(c) for “women” in each place substitute “persons”, and

(d) for “the woman” substitute “the person”.

(4) In section 2 (persistent soliciting of women for the purpose of prostitution)—

(a) for the heading of the section substitute “Persistent soliciting”,

(b) for “man” substitute “person”,

(c) for “a woman” substitute “another person”, and

(d) for “women” substitute “persons”.

(5) In section 4 (interpretation)—

(a) omit subsections (2) and (3),

(b) for “man” substitute “person”,

(c) for “a woman” substitute “another person”,

(d) for “her” in the first place substitute “that person”, and

(e) for “her” in the second place substitute “that person's”.