Introduction
Background and Policy Objectives
Overview
Part 1: Sexual offences
Chapter 1: Criminal Conduct
Voyeurism
Sending an unwanted sexual image (Cyber-flashing)
Sexual grooming
Abuse of Position of Trust
Private Sexual Images
Miscellaneous amendments as to sexual offences
Chapter 2: Anonymity and Privacy
Part 2: Trafficking and Exploitation
Part 3: Chapter 1: Prevention Orders
Chapter 2: Causing or Risking Serious Harm
Commentary on Sections
Section 1: Voyeurism: additional offences
Section 2: Sending etc.an unwanted sexual image (Cyber-flashing)
Section 3: Consequential amendments
Section 4: Sexual grooming: pretending to be a child
Section 5: Abuse of position of trust: relevant positions
Section 6: Private sexual images: threatening to disclose
Section 7: Miscellaneous amendments as to sexual offences
Chapter 2: Anonymity and privacy
Anonymity of victims
Section 8: Extended anonymity of victims
Section 9: Disapplication of anonymity of victim after death
Section 10: Increase in penalty for breach of anonymity
Section 11: Special rules for providers of information society services
Anonymity of suspects
Section 12: Restriction on reports as to suspects of sexual offences
Section 13: Meaning of sexual offence insection 12
Section 14: Power to dis-apply reporting restriction
Section 15: Magistrates’ courts rules
Section 16: Offence relating to reporting
Section 17: Interpretation of sections 12 to 16
Section 18: Consequential amendment
Exclusion from proceedings
Section 19: Serious sexual offences: exclusion of public from court
Section 20: Guidance about Part 1
Part 2: Trafficking and exploitation
Section 21: Support for victims of trafficking etc.
Section 22: Defence for slavery and trafficking victims
Section 23: Reports on slavery and trafficking offences
Section 24: Protective measures for victims of slavery or trafficking
Section 25: Qualifying offences for Sexual Offences Prevention Orders (SOPO)
Section 26: Time limit for making Violent Offences Prevention Orders (VOPO)
Chapter 2: Causing or risking serious harm
Section 27: Consent to harm for sexual gratification is no defence
Section 28: Offence of non-fatal strangulation or asphyxiation
Part 4: Final provisions
Section 29: Ancillary regulations
Section 30: Commencement
Section 31: Short title
Schedules
Schedule 1: Consequential amendments: voyeurism (additional offences) and sending etc an unwanted sexual image.
Schedule 2: Miscellaneous amendments as to sexual offences
Part 1: Amendment of references to certain forms of child sexual abuse
Part 2: Amendments relating to the offence of engaging in sexual communication with a child
Part 3: Amendment relating to the offence of paying for the sexual services of a person
Schedule 3: Offence of breach of anonymity: providers of information society services
Schedule 4: Offence of non-fatal strangulation or asphyxiation: Consequential Amendments
Hansard Reports